What sort of scam is this?

[feng_shui_house]

(found in the comments on a You-Tube)

who can help me ? i want to be someone's adopted son.

i am a chinese boy,i have two brothers (one was dead in the coal mine ),i have graduated form university . if u need a son to look after u ,i would like to show filial obedience to u just like my blood parents . i am kindhearted and clever ,i can adopt myself ,but i need help to bridge over the difficult at the moment.if u accept me ,u and my blood parents are all my parents forever. (I omitted the phone number and email given)

Comments

[pherber-m.livejournal.com]

*snort* Great. The Nigerians have moved to China and started preying on people's fear of being abandoned. I expect we'll see a lot more of this in years to come.

[k-haldane.livejournal.com]

We know that "An intelligent man can adapt", but I don't know about "adopt". : )

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

What's the betting someone falls for it, too...?

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Someone looking for another angle on immigration?