An Offer I Can’t Understand

I got this email:

From: Eddie Whitehead [hcieddie@hotmail.com]

Hello!!!
Only for serious relation for future marriage and family without any games!!!I’m kind and open heart woman from Russia,looking serious man who tired to be lonely and dream about strong family with trust and understanding.I promise only honesty correspondence and relationship,if you interesting or looking for the same,please write me on serdechnaya@lavabit.com,with my best wishes Evgeniya

This was to my personal email account, which to my knowledge is not listed anywhere public.

My first thought after reading this was, Do people ever really fall for this? Really, are there people who are sophisticated enough to know how to check their email but are so dumb as to read this and think “Hey, this random stranger chick is totally hot for me!”?

I mean, first off, there are three names here: Eddie Whitehead, Evgeniya, and the email name serdechnaya. What, “evgeniya” was an already taken user name at lavabit.com? And she had to send this email from a [male] friend’s account?

Hell, I’d give desperate virgins more credit than to fall for this stupid come on scam. Someone should respond to this kind of email “solicitation” with something like this:

Hey there!
I am definitely interested in a serious relationship leading to marriage and family. I’m a kind and open-hearted man looking for a trusting and family-oriented woman. I’d like to send you money so you can come to America. I’ll even send enough funds so you can buy new boots to go with that coat, too. Give me your bank account information so I can transfer funds to you. I’ll need your full name, your bank name and location, and your account number for the transaction. I’m a very handsome man, and will make you happy and proud to marry me.

I’m also wealthy enough that I can have Eddie Whitehead killed with no trace to you or me. I’ve already tracked his location through his email account info, and soon you will be free for me.

Best wishes,

Jonathon Earl Harris Worthington, III

Bullgrit