A few weeks ago, I was contacted by someone who got scammed. He was conned out of $750 already, and I advised him not to send any more money.The fact that he got scammed made me realize that this scam works, and that is why we all get so many version of it. It also made me sad for the poor sap who got swindled out of his money.However, the following email made my day.

Here is another bizarre thing that received by email:

Subject: Sales manager job in reputed hotel in Saudi ArabiaI am M R from hyderabad, India. I am looking for the post ofhotel sales manager in reputed hotels group. can you please help me out.If yes, Please revert back on my email ID.Thanks & Regards,M RHYderabad,India.

I am not a recruiter, nor do I reside in Saudi Arabia. Perhaps it is because of the (now largely obsolete) Saudi ISP list that is on this site.

Crayfish are fresh water crustacean that look like a tiny lobster, to which they are closely related. Out of 250 species in the South-East United States, the species Procambarus clarkii, known as Louisiana red swamp crayfish, is the most well known.In places like Louisiana it is farmed commercially and consumed in various dishes.

The 2007 OSCMS Summit has started today and goes on till tomorrow, with a followup adjunct event on Saturday. I had planned to attend, but due to illness, I had to cancel my plans. Even the ticket is non-refundable. Enjoy everyone, and looking forward to material from the conference.

Here is another case of mistaken identity: someone thinks I produce Egyptian Roumi cheese (a Romani or Parmiggiano variant). This is mentioned in my page on appetizers.

X Co. from Syriai am an importation department manager in X Co. and i would like tohave an order from Egypt of Gebnna Roomi .i hope you can help me very soon .Best regards

On the Egyptian Cuisine Recipes web site, I mentioned molasses with tahini, which is one way in Egypt of consuming molasses.

This links comes up at the top of Google search for عسل أسود which is the Arabic name for Molasses (literally "black honey").

The CBC is reporting on how digital media is unstable compared to older media. This is also discussed on Slashdot.

ubuntu.com has switched to Drupal.Very nice and visually appealing design.This is also on digg, although Drupal is not mentioned, and I posted it on Drupal.org's forum. My favorite Linux distro is using my favorite CMS.

Would Karen Stevenson have a opening on her calendar for a date?

I sometimes publish emails for scams and fraud that I get, noting the variety and new twisted ways of fooling people. For example, there is the winning a fake lottery, internet classified, craiglist, and usenet scams, and the classic Nigeria 419 advance fee fraud.A few days ago, I got an email from someone asking for help about the lottery.