This person has been sending an elaborately written e-mail to loads of people who are posting their resumes on this and other ESL Teacher websites. I'm sure many of you have had at least one approach from this low-life at some time in the past.

His latest e-mail still claims that he lives in Australia and he has a Yahoo Australia e-mail address which is blatantly intended to lend some authenticity to the bullshit content of his offer.

In fact, he is Nigerian. He is based in the Enugu Area of Nigeria and his e-mail has been transmited from there via a Nigerian ISP known as "Rainbownet Ltd"

To those who might have swallowed this man's story and received what he says are his "family photographs" - be informed that such photographs are of one or more of his earlier victims and he has stolen them to show to other victims. It is one of his ways to lull you into thinking he is a genuine, loving family man. In reality he is a total turd.

I suggest that all who receive e-mail from this man, reply to him immediately with a short collection of the very crudest, most foul of insults that you can create. I did this and he came back quite quickly with a spluttering mouthful of ranting raving invective. So I was immensely pleased that I had touched a nerve.

This man is trying to rob you in broad daylight. He is taking you for a brainless gullible idiot. You have no debt of courtesy or civility to a man like him, so give him the worst you can. If he doesn't like your reply, let him tell his local police

Then do what I also did and send his message complete and unedited to abuse@yahoo.com but be sure to expand his message to display full headers

I might add that I discovered at least five other email addresses originating from the same IP Number, one of which claims to be from a Doctor.

If you disagree with my suggestion for a direct and crude approach, then fair enough but nevertheless be warned about him.

Arnold