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MooseIB, I think it's because of a poor African economy, lax fraud enforcement and some small degree of English proficiency. Not too many of these originate in more modern countries.

Except for this one I just got from Japan (as the letter indicates):

--- MR CHIN WONG <chinwong@wongelectronicmanufacturalcompany.org> wrote:

>
>
> Wong's International Japan Inc.
> 1-18-12, Shimbashi, Minato-ku,
> 105-0004, Tokyo, Japan
>
> Dear friend,
>
> I am Mr CHIN WONG ,managinig director of japan
> National electronics Import./Export. Corp. we are a
> group of business men who deal on Electronics and
> export into the Canada/America and Europe.
>
> We are searching for representatives who can help
> us establish a medium of getting to our customers in
> the
> Canada/America and Europe as well as making
> payments through you to us.Please if you are
> interested in transacting business with us we will
> be very glad. Please contact us for more
> information.
>
> Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the
> opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will
> pay for your
> services as our representative in Canada/America
> and Europe and Please if you are interested forward
> to us your phone number/fax and your full contact
> addresses. Thanks In advance,
>
> Managing Director,
>
> Mr.CHIN WONG,
> Please for the sake of confidentiality i would
> prefare you to reply me via my private email account:wongsweccompany@wongsweccompany.cjb.net