for the record I too have a mental illness and am on a disability pension (my mother thinks everyone here is probably like me and Narf and has nothing better to do
)
yes, I too get spam like that
"Please kind sir, I have cancer and neeed help. Donations welcome"
oh that's nice, I think, an appeal to my sense of pity. How unfortunate I don't have one.
That and I don't trust anything from Africa. It will be a bad day when someone from Africa has a genuine reason to contact me, I can't imagine why, and I ignore it as soon as I see their name is Jospeh Mbutu or it's from Nigeria.
Edit: Don't get the idea I'm heartless. I'll help disabled people through the door if I'm walking past. It's just when I see stuff on TV going on about some sick person and how they need an operation I am unable to see why it should concern me. Thus an appeal designed to make me feel sorry for someone and offer help is doomed to fail.