FBI: Pittsburgh Professionals Target of "Hitman" E-mails (Yoi, Double Yoi!)

wfmj.com ^ | 1/8/07 | unknown

[beyond the sea]

PITTSBURGH The F-B-I says professionals in Pittsburgh are being targeted in a so-called "hitman" e-mail scheme that may have originated in Russia. The e-mails, mostly received around Christmas, tell the recipient that there is a contract out on their life, generally for 50-thousand dollars. The sender then goes on to tell the supposed target that if they send the hitman more money than that -- generally ranging from 80-thousand to 150-thousand dollars -- the hitman will leave them alone.

The F-B-I says it first became aware of the scam when people in Atlanta and New Orleans got similar e-mails in early December.

Anyone who gets an e-mail should report it to the F-B-I's Internet Crime Complaint Center at w-w-w-dot-i-c-3-dot-g-o-v.

[beyond the sea]

Thank the Lord that I chose the life of a simple shepard.

[Cicero]

I'd rather get money from Nigeria.

[dighton]

W-F-M-J seems awfully fond of h-y-p-h-e-n-s.

[Calpernia]

There mass mailed emails. Not targetted. I got a few of those too.

[beyond the sea]

professional ping

[beyond the sea]

W-F-M-J seems awfully fond of h-y-p-h-e-n-s.

LOL!!!!!!!!!! And, when I have been drinking in the morning I use a lot of these (!!!!).

;-)

[beyond the sea]

There mass mailed emails. Not targetted. I got a few of those too.

I don't think they're coming after you.

They're coming after my cat.

[martin_fierro]

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I just signed over to them that $132,005,365,893.43 check I got from Nigeria. Problem solved.

[beyond the sea]

ROFL!

All they wanted from me was my cat.

[martin_fierro]

W-F-M-J seems awfully fond of h-y-p-h-e-n-s.

I suspect it's so that the genius news readers won't pronounce "FBI" as "FuhBeeee" and email as "Emma Ill" as it scrolls by on the TelePrompTer.

[Calpernia]

I bet a hit was put out for whoever created THIS video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8hOqsVAgwI

[kevkrom]

W-F-M-J seems awfully fond of h-y-p-h-e-n-s.

It's standard formatting for voice-over press releases, telling the VO person to spell it out rather than try to pronounce it as a word.

[layman]

send the hitman more money than that -- generally ranging from 80-thousand to 150-thousand dollars

Sure ... OK ... who should I make the check payable to?

[Mr. Jeeves]

What are you up to now? ;)

[SoothingDave]

The sender then goes on to tell the supposed target that if they send the hitman more money than that -- generally ranging from 80-thousand to 150-thousand dollars -- the hitman will leave them alone.

More money for less work? That doesn't seem right.

"Look, if Bob wants to pay you 50 large to bump me off, that's his business, but I ain't paying a dime over 25 for you to do nothing."

[beyond the sea]

My computer's "non- updates" do not allow me to see that.

Bummer.

:-(

[beyond the sea]

W-F-M-J seems awfully fond of h-y-p-h-e-n-s. ////// It's standard formatting for voice-over press releases, telling the VO person to spell it out rather than try to pronounce it as a word.

B-A-L-O-N-E-Y

(just kidding)

[beyond the sea]

LOL

...... me

;-)

[beyond the sea]

ROFL!!

[null and void]

Mo, you know anything about this???

(Just askin')