Mailing Lists Travel Agencies

is it a scam or what?
can you help me please ? i recently posted for a lodger
and having sent a few mails back and for i received this latest one today…..i smell a rat do you?
Thanks for the e-mail, From our conversation I know Ican really trust you, I have a hotmail box but I dont really use it toomuch, You can add me to your friend list – Ihave contact the Agency and they confirm that the cheque have been postto you but there is a little favour I want you to do for me,I will beglad if you render this help, the Agency sent my flight and feeding fee with the cheque sent to you, instead of them sending you the cost of theroom as agreed but they include my flight and feeding fee which makethem send the total amount of £3,600 cheque the only favour I want fromyou is to help me cash the cheque and deduct the payment for the roomand help me send the flight fee through western union money transfer tothe traveling agent,I will be glad if you can help me out of these situation
its a scam.
take a look at this page for all the internet scams and dont fall for any of them, and dont trust western union.
http://www.findextrawork.co.uk/internetscams.php
and read the part on the nigerian scam.
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