I received in my hotmail junk folder today(28 february 2011)an email from someone in Burkino Faso saying there was money from the bank account of a deceased person which I could access,if I pretended to be a relative.
Similiar emails from ivory coast prior. Search Amazon.com for 419 scam Search Amazon.com for nigerian scam
You should check the amount you spend with online retailers because there have been cases of discreprancies such as with asda supermarket,the sums on the receipts didn't add up right.
(they say they added on different items,hence the disprecancy)(sp?)