Scamtastic! FROM THE DESK OF MR JEFFERSON ANIKOM

This morning, I got a message on my Yahoo!Mail account and if I am a greedy, ignorant bastard, I would have probably lost a couple of thousand pesos by now. Here's how the message goes:

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FROM THE DESK OF MR JEFFERSON ANIKOM
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANK(U.T.B BANK)
/>Private E-mail;/ jeffersonanikom@netscape.net
/>Phone/; +228 914 90 07
/>Attn;Bernie Janda ,
/>I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am 50, and work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 yearswhich belong to a American national who is now late Mr.Raymond Beck Mrs. Dorene Beck who died on EgyptAir Flight 990 ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
/>When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this account. This is the story in a nutshell.
Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.
The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$ 9.5 million US dollars).
Now our questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.
Consider this and get back at us as soon as possible. Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves. I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this
project.
Meanwhile You Should Send All Correspondence Through This Address.....(jeffersonanikom@netscape.net)
/>Private Phone/;+228 914 90 07
Give Me A Call After Sending A Mail For Confirmation

Respectfully yours,

Mr Jefferson Anikom.

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