A question of identity

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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:02 pm

Five days ago Cammy received yet another Western Union scam script...

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This is to notify all our clients about the latest development concerning all the payment that are left in our custody. which yours are inclusive Besides, your where given a bill in order to receive your payment of which we didn’t hear from you for sometime now.
Hence, our Western Union is now offering a Special bonus to help all our customers that are having their payment in our custody due to because of price. in order words we are now requesting that those involve should pay only the sum of $120. 00 to receive all their payment abandoned in our custody.
Besides, my dear, this is the opportunity for you and have to comply and your funds shall be transfer to your destination address. As a matter of fact, your first payment of $5000.00 daily is ready for you to pick up at western union.

Yada yada yada...

It was signed:

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Mr 0nu Filler
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

I fired back my usual:

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I don't want my money sent that way! Put it in a bank and get back to me. Is that clear?

But then just now cam this - I've tried to match the colours (emphasis added):

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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division
FROM: MRS. 0NU FILLLER,
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
(ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:
Thanks for your urgent respond and the content is well understood and for your own good. I want you to stop any further communication with any body so called bank or fbi. rather, You are advise to make sure that you pay the $89.00 on Wednesday when you get paid so that your consignment box will be deliver to your address because as the matter of facts alll necessary arrangement has being made. Do your best and send the $89.00 once you receive this email to enable me register your pkg and deliver to your desgnated house address
RECEIVERS NAME:....Onuorah Bartholomew Sunday
COUNTRY: .....BENIN REPUBLIC
CODE: 229
TEST QUESTION:.... TRUST
ANSWER: BELIVE
AMOUNT: $89 ONLY
I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY IN BENIN REPUBLIC HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES. FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER WHICH I JUST ACQUIRED IN YESTERDAY : 99 ES SS S8
SINCERELY YOURS,
Mrs.0NU FILLER
UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY
GENERAL FOR INTERNAL OVERS

But I didn't mention the FBI...

Both these messages have identical IP data, too. Do I have a more than unusually careless Lad?