Authorities warn of 'hit man' email scam
Authorities warn of 'hit man' email scam
MARATHON, Fla. Officials in the Florida Keys are warning of an email scam that that claims to be from a "professional hit man" hired by a friend to kill the person receiving the document.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says it has recently had two reports of such an email.
The email warns the receiver against contacting police and includes the phrase "contact my email if you want to live."
The sheriff's office says the email warns that the victim is being watched. It also claims the threats will be extended to the person's family members if they don't follow the instructions.
Officials say the next step in the scam is likely to extort money.
Sheriff's officials say people should not respond to such an email.
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Officials say the next step in the scam is likely to extort money. Ya think ???
It's amazing what people will do for money...sigh...I would hope that people would be smart enough not to reply.
I don't either John,,,there are too many weirdo's out there.
This guy will have to get in a long line of people making threats to me.
lol...Once they see Wiki. they'll head for the hills!
posts embarrassing nudie pictures of the partner who dumped them because of how big of a loser they are.
the way to avoid that is not to send nudies...
I agree !
Now that response was the funniest thing I've seen all week. Thanks for the huge laugh!