Eric Koshy

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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Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:30:07 +0200
From: <erickoshy000@yahoo.fr>
Subject: Good Day

Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package box which contents your $800,000.00, but did not heard from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the package with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next year.I want You to contact the GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $120.00 Us Dollars to received your package.

You have to contact the GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your package with this information bellow;

Mr. Tobi Francis
EMAIL: global.trust.house@webmail.org.in

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee. For your best information don't let their diplomatic agent knows the contents of this package, Is only you and the director Mr.TOBI FRANCIS knows the contents of this package as he helps me to cash your bank draft in bank. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid a ny mistake on the delivering.

Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------
Your company registration number ---------EM5507439
Code number-----------------------------------------48SEIO41

Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents wheather the complete of the total $800,000.00

Thanks.
Mr. Eric Koshy

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