I recently got an email?

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Here is the email, completely untampered with:

Dear Friend ,
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I discovered an abandoned sum of $9M(Nine Million United states Dollars)in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family In an airplane crash. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery,I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me concerning the funds $9(Nine Million United states Dollars) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin.It may interest you to note that I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of this mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made.I shall be compensating you with 40% on final conclusion of this project, while 60% will be mine.As a matter of facts,I have decided to invest 80% of my share in any lucrative business venture in your country upon conclusion.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent email.
Regards,
Dr Wongo Ndielem
Bills & Exchange Manager
Bank Of Africa (BOA)
Burkina Faso, West Africa.
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Answer 1

That is a scam and its from Nigeria...u shouldnt reply it and just deleted the messages....

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Delete the e-mail immediately. These are always scams and manage to snag quite a few people.

Answer 4

this is one of a number of scams that have been travelling cyberspace for years-never disclose your personal details online and NEVER give your bank details. in this case the old saying is true-"if it sounds too good to be true-it usually is"

Answer 5

I get about 15 of those a day. They are scams.

Answer 6

Its junk... Delete it as spam

Answer 7

It's a scam. turn it in to the AG.

Answer 8

It is spam, just delete it

Answer 9

So? What about it? We all get those they are junk.

Answer 10

And your question is?