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Scam #111: Pay Or Die
The Come-On:
A hitman has been hired to kill you but there's a chance he'll let you live.
The Scam:
An e-mail from the killer says you'll survive if you pay him off immediately. Naturally, the scammer hopes you'll panic and send the money, but there's no immediate threat. Often, they'll include some generic personal details that are easily found on the 'Net to heighten your fear.
What You Can Do:
Keep cool, even if the threat seems credible. Ignoring it is the best idea, and if you feel the need to, contact the authorities. After all, a death threat is a death threat is a death threat.
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Subscribe to commentsbobJul 23rd 2008 10:08AM
wow
MelodySep 6th 2008 10:10PM
One thing that should be added to scamming is men and women who pose on dating websites only to make themselves so absoulutely charming that the person on the other end falls head over heals in love with them. Then they start asking for money to either help them get home from overseas or to help pay their employees. Yes I am a victim of such a scam and now I will be paying for it for the rest of my life to the tune of over 20,000 dollars. So be very careful who you end up with on those websites.
LynnSep 6th 2008 10:28PM
Here's a new twist to the Nigerian scam. My friend advertised on her daughter's college on-line message board for a roommate (the extended family had a 2 bedroom house in town and they were looking for a roommate). They received a response from England - a young lady was coming to the college in the fall and needed a place to stay. She and my friend's daughter exchanged e-mails and everything sounded legit. When the check arrived, it was made out for 8 times what they were expecting. Thankfully, they did their research, checked the postal marks and envelopes and determined it must have been sent from Nigeria. They were immediately suspicious. When they received a call asking for the money to be returned (the young lady had "suddenly" taken ill), they told them they were turning everything over to the authorities.
RobertSep 7th 2008 1:15AM
I love these scammers. I write back and string them along for weeks, sometimes months. If everyone would always write back, it would flood them with so much stuff, they would have to give up the scam. Hey, enjoy yourself and waste the rat's time! It's fun!