Now, Here's a New One!

It's been a while since I've received a new scam e-mail, so this one took me a bit by surprise.  

They're not usually from Russia.  I almost titled my blog, "In Soviet Russia, Scammers Scam You..." but then I thought maybe people would think I was implying anyone from that area was shady, which is very far from the truth!  However, I couldn't resist telling you about it anyway, so you probably still think I'm a jerk.  Sigh.

So, without further delay...  The actual e-mail.  I removed the last name, on the off chance that this is not a scam (which it is).  But if you Google our proud papa, he was born in 1947 and won four gold medals in the Olympics as a biathlete and something about murder.  I don't know what about murder, exactly--blame it on my short attention span.  Beyond murder and elite sports, apparently he also is savvy in the ways of childbirth and stuff.

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Hi,

Am Aleksandr from Moscow,my wife is 6months pregnant and she will be in your city on the 14th of August.Do you offer service for Child Birth Education and Breastfeeding classes?if yes kindly get back to me with the details below:

1-Charges per session
2-Years of Experience
3-Your Website

She will be staying 4 months or more.Awaiting your response so that i will book ahead before coming.

Thanks

Aleksandr [last name removed]