Hitman Scam

Discussion of a variety of scams, including dating service scams, cyber-currencies, and other frauds and scams.
Elmware
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Hitman Scam

Post by Elmware »

Found this one in the 24 Hours newspaper:
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Anyone ever heard of this one?
Cobalt Shiva
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Re: Hitman Scam

Post by Cobalt Shiva »

Yes, I have.

It's one of the dumber scams out there--making terroristic threats and confessing to conspiracy to commit murder in one easy step. When the cops catch up with the sender, it's going to result in a lengthy timeout in a PMITA prison.

Also, the sender never quite knows who the recipient is . . . or how they might react.

I'd simply send an answer back that asks, "How much are you willing to pay to keep ME from killing YOU?"

:Axe:
Arthur Rubin
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Re: Hitman Scam

Post by Arthur Rubin »

I'm afraid I called my local FBI office and forwarded him the e-mail, the first time.

So, I'm a little gullible. (It would have been more impressive if the spammer had put my name in the E-mail, rather than offering to reply with my name for the first payment.)
Arthur Rubin, unemployed tax preparer and aerospace engineer
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