[hchutch]

What sort of trouble would we get into if we tried to scam a scammer?

[beowolf]

None....you would simply be replying in 'good faith'...;-)

[dark_lord]

Probably not much, but remember they aren't going to send you any money no matter what.

[Cachelot]

What sort of trouble would we get into if we tried to scam a scammer?

African scammers? Well, people who got too deeply involved have been known to turn up dead - not just with an empty bank account.

Just drop it to law enforcement.

[DoctorMichael]

..........tried to scam a scammer........

These E-Mails are sent in a "mass-mailing" format so..........responding to it means that THEY hit an active E-Mail account and will respond with more spam. I have received 2 of these in the last week.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created an email address to which you may redirect (with full headers) messages that you deem as potentially fraudulent. The address to use is:

uce@ftc.gov

Note: you must use a redirect (called a bounce in Pine) so that full headers will be included. The FTC has a computer program that analyzes the messages, but the full headers of the message have to appear for the program to work. How you redirect with full headers varies depending on your email client.