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Hitman Spammer Returns
Filed in archive Spam News by Sue Walsh on September 16, 2008
Just when you thought spammers had thought of everything, the FBI is warning that a particularly disturbing spammer is back. Called the Hit Man Spammer, he first showed up back in 2006. Unlike most spam, which Hawks such things fake pharmaceuticals, sexual enhancement products, cheap knock offs, and credit repair services, this spammer's messages claim he is a hired assassin and threatens to kill the recipient or kidnap their loved ones if they are not paid off. Their payment demands are usually in the thousands. Even more disturbing, the emails contain personal information about the recipient including name, telephone number and address. If you receive such emails, do not reply to them under any circumstances. Instead, report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. Sooner or later this scammer is going to threaten the wrong person and when he does, he'll learn a hard lesson.


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Tags: spam  antispam  hitman  spammer  malware  cybercrime  ransomware  2008  hitman+spammer 
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