Nigerian Money Scam - MR.YAMEOGO SERI

Why is it that if they know we are the nearest relative, they don't know our names and have to ask for all the info in the email? Not even a good scam..

Also what is this with asking "Religion?" What does that have to do with transferring money anyway? Plus the want our "informations" (sic)

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FROM THE DESK OF MR.YAMEOGO SERI.
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING
AND ACCOUNTING SECTION
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.

DIRECT TELEPHONE NO: 00 226 78 34 79 67.

Dear Friend,

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we never met before. I am the Director in charge of Auditing section of Bank of African(B.O.A), I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of Twenty-Two Million and Six Hundred Thousand united state dollars ($22.600 000mUSD) Immediately to your account.

The fund has been dormant (in-active) for 10 years in our Bank here without any body coming for it. I want to release the fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer (the owner of the account) who died a long with his supposed next of kin in air crash since on February 16, 1998. I don't want the fund to go into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund, so this is the reason why I contacted you, so that my Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you the application form you will fill and send to the bank for transfer of the fund into your bank account and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business. And also 10% had been mapped out for you for the expense you will make in this transaction and 50% is for me. I need you information so that I will send you the application form.

YOUR FULL INFORMATIONS
YOUR NAME.
YOUR HOME ADDRESSES.
CITY.
COUNTRY.
HOME TELEPHONE.
PRIVATE TELEPHONE.
FAX NO.
MARITAL STATUS.
AGE.
OCCUPATION.
RELIGION.

Waiting for your urgent call so that we will starts immediately.

Best Regards,
MR.YAMEOGO SERI.
+226 78 34 79 67
(B.O.A) BANK OF AFRICA .