Patrick, check your computer for viruses, their is one that says you are in 
England temporarily, need $2000, and keep it quiet.  The quality of writing 
is not up to your standard, and I doubt if anybody would send a message to a 
list both asking for money out of the country, and then asking to keep it 
quiet.  These virus writers do get creative, don't they?
A few years ago, I got a message with an attachment.  The message said "we 
found pictures of you ah naked".  Now g-d knows what would have happened if 
I had opened that attachment, but you had to overcome the shock not to do 
so.