To all who got the email from my addy saying I had been injured in London and my wife was about to die, and expressed concern - mixed in most cases with considerable surprise - thanks for getting back to me. You're right, of course - some Nigerian camel-sh*gger hacked my email account, sent the crie de coeur, set up a diversion and waited for the $$$ to roll in.
Just a few, hardly significant flaws in his plan:
1 - I live in England... but not Cambridge.
2 - I don't fly to London from where I live. Mainly 'cause it's only 40 miles.
3 - No wife.
4 - No kids.
Aside from that, perfect execution.
Astonishingly, I'm reliably informed that some people actually fall for this drivel.