New phishing mail

[Frands]

Hi,

Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have warned of a spammed-out email that pretends to come from a professional hitman, hired to kill the recipient, but are really interested in stealing money.

The emails claim that the recipient has been stalked by a hired assassin for 10 days, but that the hitman is prepared to drop the contract if he is paid a total of $80,000. Upon receiving an initial advance payment of $20,000 the hitman claims that he will produce taped evidence of the contract to kill the reader of the email.

http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2007/01/deathphish.html

[Eric the Red]

If anyone who receives the e-mail in question is concerned that they are at risk I am willing to take all necessary action to terminate the threat at the bargain price of $10000. Just put the cash in a black trash bag and leave it in the hollow tree in the Park!

Good grief - the scammers are getting inventive. Unfortunately there will always be a gullible mark who will believe this and the grief that it could cause is unimaginable  :x

[mitch]

not saying i live in a tough neighborhood
but you know what we call a e-mail hit man here....a target ;-D

think they said they are coming from eastern europe?
BTW i have been stalking the hit man for the last 10 days and will snuff him for just $50 k

sure hope the people look at the return address first !