Bureau President Bill Mitchell is one lucky man. Just this morning, he received an email from Emma Kanga, from Abidjan (known as the Paris of West Africa), Cote d’ Ivoire, Africa.

Addressing him as “Dearest one,” the 20-year-old Miss Kanga tells of the torture and murder of her parents for supporting the Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change against President Mugabe. She tells of running away (presumably grabbing her laptop on her way out) to an asylum camp in Cote d’ Ivoire. And she says that before their perhaps not entirely unexpected fate, her generous parents deposited a box containing $9.5 million U.S. for her.

So why is she emailing from her asylum camp? Because, although she says she has all the documents necessary to back her claim for the money her parents left her, she needs help in claiming it. Though she doesn’t specify just how or from whom, she wants Mr. Mitchell to claim it for her and transfer it to her account, arrange transportation for her to come to the United States to continue her education, and to take care of her as “your own blood child.” For this, she will share 20 percent of the nearly $10 million.

What will Bill Mitchell do? Dive in to rescue the waif and add her to his family? Seize the opportunity to help someone out and get rich at the same time? Forward the email to a trusted friend?

None of the above, we predict, which is probably why he asks, “Am I lucky or what?”