Uregent Is this scam ?? please help me

[Raghupathy]

Re/Fund Release:



IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF FUND AMOUNTED TO USD 281,835.23 (TWO HUNDRED & EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED & THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS & TWEENTY THREE CENT ONLY)


Dear Sir,

This is to inform you that our client Mark Humphery Investment Ltd has instructed that sum of TWO HUNDRED & EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED & THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS TWEENTY THREE CENT (USD 281,835.23) be creditted to your bank account based on Profoma Invoice presented with transfer request. BIA-Togo however, wish to bring to your notice the conditions applies in this type of transfer.
Moreover, we also need to inform you that we have finalise arrangement for the release of your funds from our bank- Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique (BIA-TOGO) to your account designate.

Based on our agreement as the originated Bank on your fund transfer, we will be releasing your fund to your account on Monday the 11th day of June, 2012 by 10:45AM GMT through our banking ESCROW ACCOUNT SYSTEM.

1). Funds being transferred out of escrow account as facility to an external account attracts C.O.T (Cost Of Transfer) US$ 5,800.00 charges/fee from recipient of such facility.

2). If this condition is acceptable to you, then we will forward to you the information that you will use to send the transfer charge to us immediately.

We shall wait for your urgent cooporation on the request to enable us facilitate the release of the fund to avoid keeping your fund on hold with our bank because of non-availability,but be rest assured that we will proceed in releasing of your fund and we will keep you update as soon as you comply on the demand.

Finally, you are advice to see your transfer approval document in the attached file for your reference as we wait for your positive response on the (US$ 5,800.00) transfer charge to enable us serve you the best of our ability.

Thanks

Yours in Service

Dr.Patrick Kokou./Director International Remittance Dept.
Banque Internationale Pour l'Afrique au Togo (BIA-TOGO)
Siège Social 13, rue du commerce
B.P. 346 - Lomé-TOGO
Tel/Fax: + 228 22 21 10 19
Direct Phone Line: + 228 9924 0110
Email: mail2togo_bia_tg@mail2togo.com
SWIFT: BILT TG TG
Website: http://www.biat.tg



Please Help Me urgent

So, some unknown chap off the internet dangles a huge sum of money in front of your eyes through an unsolicited email, then asks for a fee of $5,800 USD and you have to ask if it is a scam?

Seriously dude, do you really expect it not to be a scam?