Nigerian e-mail scam. You may have heard about this or even received an e-mail (I have) -- the premise is that someone in Nigeria wants to move money out of the country, and approaches kind strangers with e-mail addresses, offering to share millions if you give access to your bank account. Some guy decides to have a little fun with these swindlers, carrying on a conversation as James Kirk. Be sure to check out the passport scanned as part of the article.