I have had the exact same scam from a person called Wendy, same M.O. as Pablo.
Have also reported to Paypal, CBA, Western Union and Carsales.com
This is to inform you that you are required to send a sum of
$1,200.00 AUD to the address below via
Western Union Money Transfer, you are requested to email us the
MTCN (
Money Transfer Control Number) , Sender's Name and Address used to make the transfer .
As soon as we have received these information from you, we will Credit a sum of
$20,050.00 AUD to your account. Below is the address where the money is to be sent to using
Western Union Money Transfer.
Agent's info
Please note:
Name:Lei Ning
Address:32 Tian Yao Road
City:Qingpu
State: Shanghai
Zip: 201700
Country:China
We wish to inform you that *Wendy Bakos* has made her intentions known to Pay Pal that she will like $1,200.00 AUD to be sent to the recipient's address above via Western Union Money Transfer.
* As this transaction was done via our e-mail payments service, any inquiries and necessary information should be sent to us by directly replying to this message, because of the status of this transaction, it has not been passed on to our customer care phone service section and all inquiries should be directed to this e-mail address as it is the one monitored for your transaction.
* If there's any refusal from you to act upon the receipt of this payment notice, we will have to take a LEGAL ACTION against you as this is just a way to ensure PayPal a safer place for all our customers.
* This payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "
APPROVED" but will not be credited into your account until the MTCN # is sent to us for verification, so as to secure both the buyer and the seller.
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