Cut'n'pasted from my emails this morning:

ATTENTION: RESERVATION DEPARTMENT
WARM GREETINGS TO YOU. I WILL FIRST OF ALL LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MY SELF PERSONALLY AM MR.SMITH DENIS.
THE REASON WHY AM SENDING YOU THIS EMAIL IS THAT THE
COMPANY WILL BE SENDING SOME OF ITS STAFF FROM UNITED STATE
DOWN TO UNITED KINGDOM ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND WE WILL BE
NEEDING YOUR SERVICE FOR THEIR ACCOMODATION DURING THEIR
STAY IN THE U.K.
SO BELOW ARE DETAILS FOR THE ACCOMODATION:
ARRIVAL DATE: JANUARY 20TH, 2006.
AND DEPARTURE DATE: JANUARY 30TH, 2006.
NUMBER OF GUESTS:10, NUMBER OF ROOMS: 5
SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACT ME ASAP IF YOU HAVE
AVAILABILITY FOR THE DATES STATED ABOVE AND ALSO THE TOTAL
COST FOR THE ACCOMODATION.
AWAITING TO READ FROM YOU ASAP.
RGDS.
SMITH.

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What I don't understand is *why* they do this. It's clearly the start of a scam of some sort but it's not immediately obvious to me.

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-=| David |=-

not waving but drowning.