I haven't got that one yet, but that seems like extortion..pay us or die.
I'd contact the FBI if I ever got that.
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On 7/30/08 4:33 PM, "Jon Mitchell" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm sure I don't have to tell everyone here that this is a SCAM, quite
> obviously from the language. I did a check on Snopes just to be sure,
> however.
>
> This morning I received the following email. It is a particularly nasty
> twist on the usual spam offers of "enhancement products", etc..
> I sincerely hope no-one less email-savvy than most of us here gets one
> of these. It is terrorism, pure and simple, and utterly disgusting.
>
> Be careful out there,
>
> Jon
>
>
> ***************** original email (complete with grammatical errors)
> **********************
>
> SOMEONE YOU CALL YOUR FRIEND, WANTS YOU DEAD.
>
> I felt very sorry and bad for you, that your life is going to end like
> this, I was paid to eliminate you and I have to do it within 10 days.
>
> Someone you call your friend wants you dead by all means, and the person
> have spent a lot of money on this, the person came to us and told us
> that he wants you dead and he provided us your names, photograph and
> other necessary information we needed about you.
>
> Meanwhile, I have sent my boys to track you down and they have carried
> out the necessary investigation needed for the operation, but I ordered
> them to stop for a while and not to strike immediately because I just
> felt something good and sympathetic about you. I decided to contact you
> first and know why somebody will want you dead. Right now my men are
> monitoring you, their eyes are on you, and even the place you think is
> safer for you to hide might not be.
>
> Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? It is up to you. Get back to me now if
> you are ready to enter deal with me, I mean life trade, who knows, and I
> might just spear your life, $8,000 is all you need to spend. You will
> first of all pay $900 then I will send the tape of the person that want
> you dead to you and when the tape gets to you, you will pay the
> remaining $7100. If you are not ready for my help, then I will have no
> choice but to carry on the assignment after all I have already being
> paid.
>
> Warning: do not think of contacting the police or even tell anyone
> because I will extend it to any member of your family since you are
> aware that somebody want you dead, and the person knows some members of
> your family as well.
>
> For your own good I will advise you not to go out once it is 8pm until I
> make out time to see you and give you the tape of my discussion with the
> person who want you dead then you can use it to take any legal action.
> You can send the $900 to one of my local boy in Benin with this below
> information via western union or money Gram.
>
> Receivers name. Christian Oforka.
> Country. Benin.
> City. Cotonou.
> Question. Who made
> Answer God.
> Amount to be sent first $900
>
> Good luck as I await your reply to this e-mail contact:
> balackwood@xxxxxxxxx Bye.
>
> Black Wood.
>
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