OK, I got a little hot-headed

Hey, I just received an email from my friend in England and in it was this message he received in September:

Sep 18 2008, 03:54 PM



Hello Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that your Inheritance/Contract fund that due to you, which is not yet paid to you because you did not fulfilled the obligation given to you in respect of your payment. The INTERNATIONAL MONTARY FUND in conjunction with the European Union, The United States Gorvenment and World Bank for the sole purpose of resolving pending transfer has compensate you with US$1.100,000,00. This amount is directed in cash credit to code FBB/009793576430 at the owner of this email address.

For security reasons your email address was choose to send it instead of your name.The bank made us to know that one Mr David Chop has contact them for the payment of the fund to him as the rightful beneficiary to the fund. Here comes the big question, (DID YOU AUTHORIZED MR DAVID CHOP TO RECEIVE THE MONEY ON YOUR BEHALF WITH THIS ACCOUNT DETAILS IN CHINA?) Account Number 7222111482600000209, Account Name David Chop, Bank Citic Bank, Swift code. ULSBIE2D. IBAN number. IE78ULSB98533083313083.

If yes, advise the bank to pay him. But if No, Contact the director Financial Bank Benin Dr Augustine Ekene through Email draugustineekene@live.fr with your full contact information to resolve and reprogram your information and release your fund to you. 1,Your full names -----------, Your present home address ----------------, Your direct phone number ------------------, Your current occupation ----------------, Your Age --------------- and Marital status ----------------.

Because of the double claim the authority advised that you come to Benin Republic or you secure affidavit of fact from court, if you can not come because of personal reasons. Due to the dubious character of the past officer at the bank, the document will cost you $195. Contact the bank with your code FBB/009793576430 and the fee, your entitlement valid will be release to you. If you did not take any action immediately, in the next couple of days they will release the money to him.

Thanks
Madam Ngozie Iwuala



Now, I am not normally a skeptical person - Im very trusting when I have a good feeling about someone, and I had a real good feeling about Ngozie, or Ngozi, or whatever her real name is. After all, Minister of Finance... so what if she occasionally forgets to spell her own name right. Nobody is perfect, right?

But in the first place, this letter to my friend has all the same numbers as the letter to me. The same for Mr Crop. yes. But also the same acct code# for me as for my friend? Is this some kind of form letter your bank sends out to all people it owes money to? Frankly, Im offended and a little hurt that you would do such a thing to me.

But then you add insult to injury: you want to charge me almost $400, and yet you only charged him $190! What, you think Im some kind of stupid guy? I might be stupid, but Im not dumb!!! The least you can do is be equitable in your attempt at extortion! If you cant explain these things, please dont bother writing back to me. I am very busy. And I would like some assurance from Madam Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Oh, and by the way, I know that my email account says different, but my true name is BENNY FISCH I.R.E. and I would appreciate being addressed correctly.

Sincerely,
Ben E. Fish I.R.E