I just received an email stating that I have 49.5 million USD waiting for me in a Hong Kong bank.  To receive it, all I have to do is respond to the email and follow the instructions.

Of course, I have no idea where that money came from.  Perhaps the Publishers Clearing House deposited it there by mistake.  Or, maybe some long lost relative put it there and forgot to tell me about it.

Actually, this is a scam that is intended to cheat me out of my own money.  And, I am sure that there are people out there who will fall for it.  Or as W.C. Fields once said, “You can’t cheat an honest man.”