I don't know that this was a Nigerian scam, ... This is a mutating form of extortion that has been going on since the 1970s. It used to be conducted through letters, but now with the Web, it's getting more sophisticated.

She wrote to Dr. Green or Dr. Scott he was confused and asked for a phone number so they could talk about the details, ... He never calls and he never sends a phone number, but asks her to please bear with him because things are delicate.

It's July 13 and she receives the check for $12,000 and it comes in an envelope with no return address, ... It was a Bank of America check drafted July 5 out of San Antonio. Remember, this man is supposed to be from the UK.

She wrote to Dr. Green — or Dr. Scott — he was confused — and asked for a phone number so they could talk about the details, ... He never calls and he never sends a phone number, but asks her to please bear with him because things are delicate.

He said he had a check for $12,000 and asked that she cash it and send back $7,600 to his car hiring agency, ... He wanted her legal name and address, and a phone number and asked her to please remember that the integrity of his agency was involved.

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