And keep us posted on your correspondence!

Hi Cloud,

well, it's obviously a scam but I would advise you to reply although not to open any attachments (unless you can securely scan them for malware beforehand) or ever send them any of the money they will be requesting in no time. :)

The first reason being - you can use the scammers to improve your English. Have fun! They are lying all day long, join them in lying and inventing the strangest stories you can come up with.

The second reason - the more time the con artists have to spend with people not intent on ever sending them any money the lower their rate of return and the less of such mails for all of us in the future.

As to where they got your mail address from - just google your e-mail and they will in all probability have gotten it from the same sources. They then send a letter trying to look personal to tens of thousands of recipients, you being one of them.