Dr. Josh Newhard: I have compensated you with the sum of $1.5M

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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From: "Dr. Josh Newhard"<paulsonsmith@inMail24.com>
Subject: My Dear
Date: Tue 28 Jul 2009 23 35 20 0100
To: undisclosed-recipients ;

My Dear,

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.

This is Dr. Josh Newhard writing to you once again,

Thank you for the assistance rendered to me when i was really in need, it is a thing of joy to inform you that finally, I have succeeded in collecting the money at Long last.

Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from South Korea. Presently I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds that later failed some how, I have compensated you with the sum of $1.5M, One million five hundred thousand dollars. Now contact Barrister Paulson Smith my lawyer in Ghana and his email address is:(paulsonsmith@neu.com.cn) ask him to send the money to you the sum of $1.5, One million five hundred thousand dollars which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with him and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here WITH MY new investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand. This Money, I have left it for you to Barrister Paulson Smith, I have tried many times to talk to you on phone but you could not respond and I have no time for myself because we are very busy now.

Dr. Josh Newhard

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