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Saddest thing about these scams is that people actually fall for them. It's kind of like cold-calling (you ex-salesmen will know about that). SOMEONE will bite on these scams; you just have to send out enough of them and you'll eventually find a pigeon.
Most of these slimeballs operate out of internet cafes and are virtually uncatchable. The FBI won't get involved unless they steal over $100,000 or so.
I don't know of any business that operates on the internet that will send an e-mail that says, "Dear customer," either. Just be careful and use the "mouseover" feature to see if that link that's supposed to go to PayPal's web site actually says something like "www.catchapigeon.co.hk/stealmoney.php" and you'll be safe.
For those of you who use an e-mail client resident on your PC (not webmail), I recommend Mailwasher. You screen the mail while it is on the remote server and delete the spam on the server; that way the bad stuff (and imbedded viruses & such) never gets to your PC. Written by some geniuses in New Zealand who could use the money after the earthquakes there.
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