The gentleman scammer they were dealing with at the time was one Abbas "Mugu" Bundu, and they had managed to string him along long enough to actually get him to pose for a picture holding a placard reading "David Lee Roth."
Instant lightbulb. Since I am the only living person in the world with an active email account that has yet to receive a scam proposal of his own, I borrowed one posted on the Urban Legends Message Board and armed with Abbas' pic went to work. The gods smiled, and the result is presented for your perusal...
Bonus Items:
"Smash & Grab" Scam
Nigerian Scam Baiting (The New Internet Bloodsport)
Dick Pleasure, Porn Purveyor Extraordinaire (Will he be able to convince Jonathan to pound his pooch?)
Spam Resources (Some of our generation's finest minds at work...)
Tommy Udo Gets Involved (This is how you know it's serious...)
3rd Annual 419 Conference (Bit of humor)