Sunday, October 7, 2007

New e-mail spam scam: pay up or hitman kills you


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — E-mail scams seek to separate people from their money by promising a share of unclaimed lottery riches, bounty from a dead fugitive, work-at-home schemes and other enticements.
But an Ocean County man recently got an e-mail with a darker twist: Gimme your money, and I'll cancel the contract someone put out to kill you.
Harry E. Whitworth, 72, of the Whiting section of Manchester Township, opened his e-mail Tuesday to find a curious screed supposedly from a man named Eddy. Full Story - USA Today Newspaper - Kent Cigarettes - Hotel Connect