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I have heard of these cons before, but until 2 weeks ago, had never received one. He claims that I am the only person he has sent the email to, yet refers to me as sir/madam. There was no recipient email address. Apart from these clues, it is so very obviously a con, I can only wonder how anyone could be stupid enough to fall for this?

The subject was "URGENT REPLY NEEDED":

From Mr WILLIAM KABBAH
Chife bill exchange manager,
international bank of africa,(iba)
Attn:- Sir/Madam,
226 76 55 52 80

How are you and how about your family? Hope fine, Meanwhy, I am Mr.WILLIAM KABBAH, the chief bill exchange accountant manager international Bank Of Africa (iba) ouaga,bf West Africa. I am contacting you for anurgent business transaction. There is an account open in this bank in 1999 and since 2001 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently, it would be forfeited fornothing. The owner of this account is Mrs raymond becks, a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and he died since 2000. No other person knows this account or anything concerning the fund, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me aswell thatthis company does not know anything about this account and the money involved is TEN Million United States Dollars $10,000.000.00 Million only. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here in Burkina Faso, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in United States Dollars and the former owner Mr.RAYMOND BECK is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as surprise as we don't know ourselves before. My dear, be sure that this is a real and genuine business transaction. I only got your contact information from my secretary who operates computer, with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, considering my position as a public servant, You are the only person that I have contacted you in this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. You will only need you to send your private telephone and fax numbers includingthe full details of your account information to be used for the deposit. And I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and for other investment in your kind control, Meanwhile, I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you as soon as you indicate your sincerity to co-operate with me, and capability to handlesuch amount in sinceririty ofpurpose and strict/confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity may never come again inmy life. I also need a truthful and God fearing person in this business because I don't want to make a mistake so I need your strong assurance and trust.With my position in the office I don't want anything that will jeopardize my job,so I advice that we should make secrecy and confidentiality as our primary working condition, bearing in mind that I am a public servant. I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange department. At the conclusion of this business, you will be giving 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred the processof the transfer. I look forward to your earliest reply,Please i will like you to reply me with this address:william_kabbah05@yahoo.com
Yours sincerely,
MR WILLIAM KABBAH