ORIGINAL: Knighthawk2100
If you do get the money, then you will get arrested. They use this scam as a money laundering scheme. They pay you with stolen CC funds and they get clean cash. Most of the time these types of things originate in Nigeria. The country's income is primarily based on Scams.
Bull, you won't get arrested for some idiot sending you money. If you cooperate and launder it for him, you could, but I guarentee, the funds he sends you will not be good. They are smarter than to send you money that needs laundering. They have other ways to do that. They send fake checks. There have been a few here that have gotten them and turned them in. Lots of stories in the papers on it and lots of warndings from the FBI.