Miss Young

Hello, I am Miss Young. A scammer often fails in making his victim pay him money. But he does not give up if he thinks it is still possible to convince the victim. He could try a new scam with hidden millions or a big lottery winning. Another approach is a compensation letter where he promises the victim a big sum as compensation. The compensation money does not exist, - it is simply the start of a new scam. The letter below is an example of such a letter.

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scammer
From: Monica Handley <monica.handley@pilbaratafe.wa.edu.au>
Subject: PAYMENT (Respond Back To Us Via paulben01@yahoo.com.hk)
To:
Date: Thursday, 8 April, 2010, 10:06

How are you today?
The below payment has been awarded to you by the
Nigeria Government/World Bank to compensate you on the past experience had
with the Nigeria scammers.
I write to inform you that we have already sent you $10,000.00 through
Western Union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full
compensation payment total sum of $250,000.00 via Western Union by the
Government.
I have on a good authority email you the MTCN and sender's details to
enable you pick up the first $10,000.00,USD and confirm receipt to us so
as to enable us wire the next USD10,000.00 by tomorrow and subsequent ones
since we can only send USD10,000.00 a day.
Please pick up this information and get to any western union in your
country to pick up the $10,000.00 and email the Western Union outlets
incharge of the payment so that they could send you another payment
tomorrow.
Western Union contact information:
Manager: Mr. Paul Ben
Email: paul.ben12@hotmail.com
Call or Email them once you picked up the $10,000.00 today, if there is
any problem with them paying you make sure to contact this Western outlet
with the information given to you above.
Below is the western union information for pick up:
MTCN: 017-591-6070
Sender's Name: Micheal Wells
Question: Colour
Answer: Pink
Amount: $10,000.00
They will be expecting your call once you pick up $10,000.00.

Regards,
Monica Handley
Co-ordinator
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

   
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