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03-06-2008, 06:57 AM | #1 |
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| Scary... Ok so I just got this email when I woke up this morning: Hello, I am very sorry for you , is a pity that this is how your life is going to end as soon as you don't comply. As you can see there is no need of introducing myself to you because I don't have any business with you, my duty as I am mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for that. Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and this person have spent a lot of money in this venture,This person came to us and told me that he wanted you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessary information's we needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you, and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like to contact you and see if your life is important to you.I called my client back and ask him of your email address which I didn't tell him what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it to contact you now. Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE?Since all program ahs be made and draw to kill you. Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $15,000 is all you need to spend in this process you will first of all pay $8,000 then i will send a tape to you which i recorded every discusion i had with the person who wanted you dead and as soon as you get the tape, you will pay the remaining balance of $7,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up. WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSE I WILL KNOW,REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT YOUR TELLING THE SECURITY ABOUT IT BECAUSE A GOOD LOOK IS OUT YOU AT MOMENT. DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE TAPE OF ALL DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY. I mean, come on, I don't believe it...I KNOW it's a scam, but please, that's creepy and completely uncalled for...I am getting SICK of these stupid idiots trying to get money out of you in EVERY way they can. I called the police who are investigating it now, and they said there's a good chance I"ll be contacted by the FBI and they'll look into it further. |
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03-06-2008, 06:59 AM | #2 |
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| DO NOT RESPOND TO THAT! That is one of those emails like that Nigerian scam where they say that your long lost cousin has died and left money and left you a million dollars and they need you to give them x amount of money to get it out of the country. If you signed up for anything lately, they probably got your email through that. Just delete.
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03-06-2008, 07:02 AM | #3 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | People have no live. Someone on here got that a week or two back...they posted it too. Dispicable that people have nothing to do with their time.
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03-06-2008, 07:02 AM | #4 |
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| heard that scam before Cant remember who but she was worried contact the police they need some jail time |
03-06-2008, 07:03 AM | #5 | |
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03-06-2008, 07:03 AM | #6 |
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| I hope they use that ransome money to take some lessons on grammar. |
03-06-2008, 07:04 AM | #7 |
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03-06-2008, 07:05 AM | #8 |
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| Someone on here got that a few weeks ago and so did YorkieRose. Just show the police. If these people would do something worth while with their time...
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03-06-2008, 07:06 AM | #9 |
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| A lot of those people operate from out of country- like Africa, Eastern Europe, and such so it's extremely hard to catch them. I believe it's called a 419 scam.
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03-06-2008, 07:07 AM | #10 |
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| Here is the link to the other thread about this- http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ghlight=police I know it is scarey- I would be terrified but it is just a scam. Call the police and report it.
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03-06-2008, 07:08 AM | #11 |
Lovin' 2 Girls Donating Member | ...Yep. I do so wish the WHOLE board could be closed to public viewing!
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03-06-2008, 07:08 AM | #12 |
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| If you have signed up for any newsletters or given your email to any website (no matter how legit they may seem) they may have gotten it from there. A lot of websites harvest email addresses and sell them. Also, if you responded to any classified ads like on Craigslist or such, sometimes it's not a real seller and they get your email address from that too.
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03-06-2008, 07:16 AM | #13 |
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| Well, all I can do is exactly what I already did...the police have the email...who knows if they'll take it seriously or not...but at least they have it. It just pisses me off...some poor older people are going to fall for it... |
03-06-2008, 07:25 AM | #14 |
Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California!
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| it seems to be going around, i've read several people on other forums receiving it too |
03-06-2008, 07:26 AM | #15 |
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| Exactly that's the sad thing. I heard a few years back that some guy who emailed back one of the 419 scammers back was murdered by one of them. It is very scary!
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