Weird email

so i opened up my hotmail account this morning and found the following email, sent only to my email address, but addressed 'to whom it may concern':

To whom it may concern, my husband an I are currently working with an adoption agency to adopt from Guatemala, we have a little guy that is waiting for us to bring him home although financiallyl we are stable to raise him we are unable to defray than high cost of adoption.  Is there anyone out their that could find it in their hearts to help us bring Christopher home.  Thank You for reading. 

isn't that weird?  it's no one i know, so i have to assume that they have gotten my email address from my blog and just decided to see if i'd bite.  but if they ever actually read my blog, i think they'd be able to figure out that i'm not exactly rolling in the dough.  i work for a non-profit.  my husband just finished school and is a stay at home dad.  not really a good recipe for wealth. whatever.  it's just strange. 

Comments

[Kate]

Well, it's somewhat enterprising of them...at least they're not begging to all & sundry on eBay; they're targeting their "customers". I suppose one could do a blogsearch on "adoption", then try to hit up everyone who turns up who has an email address.

The adult adoptees on an email list I'm on hate "fundraising" of this type for an adoption; it's a gut-level reaction for them. Something for C's mom-to-be to think of.

[bitemycookie]

does that smack of a nigerian-esque money scam to you? it does me.

[Cityslicker mom]

I wonder if it's a scam? I had a hotmail account and I'd always get weird offers like that (not adoption, but asking me to help someone overseas with some inheritance money,etc).

[mamaloo]

totally the nigerian-esque thing. I'm with BMC.

[Avonlea]

Seems a little scammy to me too, but I'm a cynic. There are books and website that offer people ideas on how to raise money for adoption (bake sales, garage sales, ebaying), for those truly in need there are even low / no interest loans. This person needs to google rather than emailing, parenting requires a bit more initiative than this it seems to me.

[KimN]

I agree, it does seem like a scam.

[Jennifer]

At worst a scam, at best a couple that hasn't done any research at all (and/or their agency is NOT being helpful -- not a good sign in either case). Most agencies give you a big list of ways to raise/get the money, including personal loans from your bank. Since there is a federal tax CREDIT for adoption expenses, you will eventually get the money back, even though it'll probably take a few years of tax returns before you recoup the costs. You still need the money "up-front", though, which is where a loan or other savings comes in handy.

[Jennifer]

Now I feel stupid about my comment, once I've glanced around your blog some. Surely you already knew that. :)

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