"My concern is less about the intelligence of the author." <facetious> He was, after all, playing chess on his PC when the scam e-mail arrived. Chess implies

"My concern is less about the intelligence of the author." <facetious> He was, after all, playing chess on his PC when the scam e-mail arrived. Chess implies intelligence, right? </facetious> I agree with you, except I think it's relevant to point out that is naivete in the extreme for anyone to be persuaded by a "Nigerian Prince" e-mail...even in 2003. Would he have been just as gullible had the scammers used postal mail?