Death Threat Email: Did you get one recently?
Of late, the scam known as the email death threat scam has seen a fresh resurgence. The death threat informs you that somebody known to you wants you dead. That somebody has in fact hired the sender of the email to carry out this wish.
But the sender is prepared to spare your life if you cough up $25,000/-. And he is ready to give you only 24hrs to make up your mind. He promises to carry out the contract as soon as the time is up.
Such a letter is sure to rattle any person who receives it.
You would rack your brain trying to figure out who would want you dead. In today’s world it would not be difficult for anyone to come up with at least one name if they have lived long enough.
Further, the death threat email paints a grim picture. It urges you not to tell anybody about the mail, especially the police. The fraudster behind the letter would say that he had sent men out to check on you after receiving the contract. These men had given him all the details regarding your daily movement. Presently they are keeping a watch on every one of your moves.
Such mails are usually traced to Nigeria. Fraudsters find it a safe place to operate such scams. The country does not have an extradition treaty with US and many other developed countries. This makes it a safe haven for perpetrators of these and other email scams.
The fraudsters send the mail to thousands at a time. It would make their day if even one person responds to the letter and pays up. The best you can do is not to respond and to inform the police about the mail. Apart from providing you with extra cover, though there would be little that even they can do on the matter.
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