[access-uk] THREAT
- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'UK access'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:31:34 -0000
I have been looking on a site called truth or fiction, and paste below the
following regarding the assassination threat mentioned by Ron. In his
version I don't recall seeing a demand for a huge amount of money, but this
is what the truth or fiction site has to say.
You've Been Targeted by An Assassin and the Hit Man Has Warned You by
Email-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor:
An alarming email from a person who claims to have been hired by someone to
"terminate" you. The writer says one of the people who hired him is someone
"...you call a friend." The writer says he's followed you closely for more
than a week and has concluded that you are innocent of the accusations that
resulted in your becoming a target for killing and that he'll call the whole
thing off, tell you who hired him, and give you a tape recording of the
person
who hired him if you'll pay him $80,000. He requests an advance of $20,000
before setting up a meeting with you. He says not to contact the police or
the FBI or else he'll be pushed to kill you.
The Truth:
This is a variation of the Nigerian Advance Free scam. It's come to be
known as the "hitman" scam. There is no real assassination plot, no tape
recording
with the person who hired the assassin, and no assassin. This email is from
a crook who wants to scare you into sending the first $20,000 after which
he and your money will disappear.
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center says don't communicate with the
crook. It just tells him that his email has connected with a functioning
email
address and he will try hard to convince you that he's for real. Some of
the crooks have done research on their prey and may even send you a more
personalized
email that talks about your profession, members of your family, or other
details that will alarm you even more. It doesn't mean that you've really
been
targeted by a hitman. It just means that the crook did his homework and
probably through doing some surfing on the Internet.
Updated 16/1/07
The site contains links to masses of things unrelated to e-mail threats, but
the warnings link is the one to choose if you want to know whether something
you receive is or is not spam. The site address is
www.truthorfiction.com
Wendy
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