And just to show that it takes all kinds. A guy I know (who will remain nameless) fell for this about five years ago and asked my opinion of this great deal he just got... I almost couldn't help myself from laughing out loud at him. He was my boss and was a lawyer with many years experience. It's probably good I didn't laugh at him, but just showed him:
http://www.scamshield.com/Feature.asp?id=1
To make matters worse, they took him for about a grand, and got him to throw in a twenty for a case of beer. (Which is actually a pretty common part of the scam, and adds just that extra bit of sting to the whole thing when you find out)