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Hit Man Email Scammer Back With a Vengeance

Posted by timothy on from the chris-nandor's-the-one-who-should-be-afraid dept.

coondoggie writes "The online Hitman scammer, who threatens to kill recipients if they do not pay thousands of dollars to the sender, is still sending out thousands of emails and the FBI is again today warning users to ignore the spam and report any incidents to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. Two new versions of the scheme began appearing in July 2008, the FBI said. One instructed the recipient to contact a telephone number contained in the e-mail and the other claimed the recipient or a 'loved one' was going to be kidnapped unless a ransom was paid."

13 of 169 comments (clear)

  1. stabbing device invented? by buchner.johannes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Has the internet stabbing device been invented?
    (from http://www.bash.org/?4281 )

    Zybl0re: get up
    Zybl0re: get on up
    Zybl0re: get up
    Zybl0re: get on up
    phxl|paper: and DANCE
    * nmp3bot dances : D-<
    * nmp3bot dances : D|-<
    * nmp3bot dances : D/-<
    [SA]HatfulOfHollow: i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet

    --
    NB: The message above might reflect my opinion right now, but not necessarily tomorrow or next year.
    1. Re:stabbing device invented? by Shamenaught · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, but they're working on something similar.

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      mysql> SELECT * FROM `places` WHERE `place` LIKE 'home`; Empty set (0.00 sec)
  2. Re:Sounds like dangerous business by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't.

  3. Old tactics by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, pay me $1000 or your mother in law will receive this immortality drug...

    1. Re:Old tactics by chriseyre2000 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't have a mother-in-law yet but will be acquiring one in 8 days time.

    2. Re:Old tactics by repvik · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is that what is known as a "Hostile Take-over"?

  4. Reverse Darwin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The people who figure it's a scam realize their mistake too late. The gullible pay and live. In the end only people who click on everything and respond to spam will be left. *Wake up, you're having a nightmare!*

  5. Is that a threat? by xandos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I thought it was standard procedure to first kidnap and then request a ransom. Why would people pay a ransom -provided they feel really threatened by the email - if noone is kidnapped yet? They can always pay ransom when the kidnapping is actually done?

    1. Re:Is that a threat? by ed__ · · Score: 5, Funny

      I hope that they have those reward cards, where every time you get kidnapped they punch a hole in the card, and after 9 kidnappings, you get a free sandwich!

      that's just plain win/win right there.

    2. Re:Is that a threat? by ccguy · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought it was standard procedure to first kidnap and then request a ransom. Why would people pay a ransom -provided they feel really threatened by the email - if noone is kidnapped yet? They can always pay ransom when the kidnapping is actually done?

      You can pay whenever it is convenient to you. However, let me explain you the options so you can make an informed decision:

      - Paying in advance is hassle-free for all parties involved. You also get a coupon, 20% off the next ransom.
      - Paying in full after the actual ransom has a 30% processing fee.
      - Paying in monthly payments has no surcharge, but we will return your loved one monthly, too.

      hitman.

  6. Interesting demographic by El+Yanqui · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suspect you have to be gullible and paranoid with a dash of guilty conscience thrown in to fall for this scam.

    Hey you... yeah you. The fat guy with cheetoh stained fingers and an external drive loaded with furry porn. Mod me up or I'll take all your action figures out of their original packaging.

    --
    Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex.
  7. Re:Rich folks only by ed__ · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to About.com:

    It is known so far that the messages are originating from Moscow, Russia (note the fractured grammar, indicating they were written by non-English speakers) ...

    FBI agent: there's only one country that has english grammar this bad...

    Police Detective: The Russians!

    FBI agent: exactly. It's either them or Mrs. Gleason's 8th grade english class.

    Police Detective: But the Russians have rock solid alibis.

    FBI agent: let's lean on the kids, and see if any of them get nervous.

  8. scam? by nimbius · · Score: 5, Funny

    ive been paying him for years. still alive.

    me: 1, phantom interblag assassin: 0.

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    Good people go to bed earlier.