> Has anyone got anything like this before ?

This scam has been running around for several years, though the details
change; the one I got was from a "Dr. Kunle Adeyi" and the country was
Nigeria. Apparently they eventually ask you to send them money to
register you in their country, to set up bank accounts, or for other
administrative costs. They'll keep finding "fees" as long as you keep
sending money; the State Department bulletin I read a few years back
mentioned that some people had lost up to USD50K.

This kind of scam is a classic illustration to the "you can't cheat an
honest man" adage: it relies on your greed, and the promise of getting
millions of dollars for a miniscule investment. As usual, if it sounds
to good to be true, it is.

Interestingly, the one I received was an actual physical letter, mailed
to my company address; apparently "Dr. Adeyi" had gotten my info from
some Usenet tag line and tracked down the mailing address that went with
the name.

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