... by the footer of a spam message I just received:

Note: That this is not one of those Benin repulic du cotonou west African scams that all they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you wil not receive your funds, but note that this is no scam and is directly from the Management of Western Union Money Transfer United Kingdom Head Office and our Motto is To Serve You Better. Contact us on our website on http://www.westernunion.co.uk (wunion6@googlemail.com) also note that you would be responsible for any payment that is needed for the transfer of your funds into your nominated bank account or at the counter directly from the Western Union Transferring Bank.

"This is not Benin spam, this is prime M&S Nigerian scam"

It beggars belief that anyone could think such illiterate drivel could possibly come from a bank, or that a bank would have a Googlemail account. I know some folk are gullible - but really!