“Pay or Get Killed” Email Threats
Friday, September 12th, 2008Investigator’s Notes:
This is a new type of email scam going around where a supposed hit man or contract killer states that he has been hired to kill the receiver of the email and demands cash from the mark instead of killing his intended victim. This is not to say that if you receive such an email that you should not take it to your local law enforcement agency immediately or call 911.
Below is an example of the basic email that is going around from someone who has apparently received such a threat.
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From: Dr. Z [mailto:scott@stealthir.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:57 PM
To: [redacted]
Subject: Private Investigator & Hacker’s service needed
Need to identify email sender of “Pay or get killed” threat below:
Please inform on cost & what evidence can you provide against suspect Ezzat N Sleieh Tel: 601 924 0900 (110 Shadia dr, Clinton MS 39056) who has prison history and also lieves nasty voice messages on my phone..
please respond to R A Z at aab@ix.netcom.com or leave a voice message at 714 870 0290 .
Tracking source IPO and headers: (72.14.204.174 US UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA WESTWOOD GOOGLE INC 72.14.204.174 NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN VIEW PST )
Thanks
The Threat:
—– Original Message —–
From: mino mall [minomalm@gmail.com]
To:
Sent: 8/24/2008 10:42:33 AM
Subject: COPERATE OR GO DOWN……..
listen carefully, you can call me mino,you must count yourself lucky and thank your stars,someone wants you dead and i was paid to carry out the assignment,this is suppossed to be my last assignment b/4 leaving the shores of this country,you can change your fate and your destiny if you coperate with me, all i need is the sum of 7000usd and i will give you all the details you need to know about my employer,which will help you to nail him down with the police if you wish,(it is against my profession to betray my employers but am doing this as a form of revenge for what he did to my brother in the past,b/4 he will know what hit him am already out of the country). but if you fail to comply or try to play smart with me…..well..sorry you will leave me with no other options. my eyes and that of my boys are all over you. note:everything has to be done withing a weak else you will have yourself to blame.
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I suppose that if you cannot write or spell very basic English your next best career option is in contract killing…