>I've responded to many of those I-live-in-a-tin-pot-regime-someone's-died-and-left-millions-in-an-account-help-me-get-it-out-for-a-cut messages (used to be some 2 per week) but, d'you know, I haven't received a penny back from them. I just seem to be losing thousands out of my bank a/c. Please advise what I should do.
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>That type of message is veeeeryy old. I have a friend who has an uncle who received a letter (when there was no internet, just letters) saying the same thing. The interesting thing is that the uncle really went to Africa. According to my friend the uncle told, when he got back, that he was lucky enougth to got out alive.
>Anyway, I'm not trying to kill your expectations of becoming rich. But, if you want I migth try to get for you the uncle's adress :-D
>And, of course, if you really got lucky, please tell.
>Hernan

I think in a place I used to work we actually got one of the written ones back then, too. I don't get so many nowadays but still the occasional, say once a month.

>Anyway, I'm not trying to kill your expectations of becoming rich. But, if you want I migth try to get for you the uncle's adress

What, so I can send him one too? :-)

Sure, but don't forget about my cut.
After all, this is a gentlemen's agreement, is it?