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Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Jul-01-2008 02:07:

scammers getting lazy

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SCAMMERS are pretending to be hired hitmen in text messages aimed at extorting thousands of dollars from their victims.

The spam messages warn the recipient that they have been targeted for death - but will be spared if they pay up.

A typical message reads: �Someone paid me to kill you. If you want me to spare you, I�ll give you two days to pay $5000. If you inform the police or anybody, you will die, I am monitoring you.�

Detectives in Western Australia say the fraudsters also provide payment details and an email address to their victims.

�These SMS messages to mobiles should be ignored and (we) stress that money should not be sent nor contact made with the scammers,� a spokesman said.

�The latest scam follows a flood of spam emails requesting money through romance scams with the promise of marriage and payment of large sums of money as a result of an international lottery or death of a distant relative.�

Officers would not say if anyone had already handed over cash in the hitman scam.

The spokesman said anyone who had received one of the text messages should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

seriously, who would ever ever fall for that?

Posted by Sushipunk on Jul-01-2008 02:18:

Haha, that's so lame

Posted by Alex on Jul-01-2008 02:19:

So that bald guy with the bar code on the back of his neck outside my window is just a perv?

Posted by Rose on Jul-01-2008 02:20:

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Originally posted by Alex
So that bald guy with the bar code on the back of his neck outside my window is just a perv?

He wants you to be his friend.

Posted by Sushipunk on Jul-01-2008 02:23:

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Originally posted by Rose
He wants you to be his friend.

His special friend.

Posted by LoveHate on Jul-01-2008 02:37:

learn how to steal money damn aussies.

Posted by iammesol on Jul-01-2008 03:12:

Someone faked me signing up for porn using my Mom's credit card and my own email address a few days ago. As if I would BUY porn!

Posted by KilldaDJ on Jul-01-2008 21:42:

australians.

Posted by mickeymarley on Jul-01-2008 22:13:

Re: scammers getting lazy

quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
seriously, who would ever ever fall for that?

you

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Jul-01-2008 23:04:

Re: Re: scammers getting lazy

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Originally posted by mickeymarley
you

oh look everyone, its captain hilarious. good job there tiger.

Posted by tubularbills on Jul-01-2008 23:07:

holy crap

Posted by Fibonacci on Jul-01-2008 23:27:

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Originally posted by tubularbills
holy crap

you said it - we found the identity of captain hilarious!

Posted by Abercrombie on Jul-01-2008 23:32:

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Originally posted by Alex
So that bald guy with the bar code on the back of his neck outside my window is just a perv?