29 June 2007 08:53 GMT
Hashish-eater
The original meaning of the the word assassin was from the Arabic meaning an eater of hashish.
This particular ‘assassin’ looks to have been consuming a fair amount of something if they believe that this hoax would be profitable. By spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt the scammer is trying to solicit money with menace (a criminal act). This is a hoax, in many ways similar to previous ones.
ATTENTION:
I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR DESTINY LIES IN YOUR HANDS NOW. YOU DON'T KNOW ME, AND CAN NEVER KNOW/SEE ME IN YOUR LIF TIME.
A CONTRACT OF $90,000.00 HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR ME TO ASSERSINATE YOU IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND AS YOU ARE READING THIS EMAIL, MY MEN ARE MONITORING YOU AND SCATTERED AROUNG, EVEN FROM THE HOSPITAL. YOUR LINES ARE BEEN MONITORED AND ANY ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE POLICE WILL BE THE SIGNING OF YOUR DEATH WARRANT YOURSELF.
HAVING INVESTIGATED ON YOUR PERSON FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE BEING CONTRACTED DUE TO SELFISH INTEREST BY OUR BOSS TO ELIMINATE YOU. SO IF YOU CO-OPERATE WITH ME, I WILL SEND BACK THE HANDS OF DEATH TO THE PERSON THAT WISHES YOU DEATH.
YOU SHOULD REMAIN CALM AND ONLY ACCEPT MY OFFER, THEN I WILL ALLOW YOU TO LIVE AND YOUR ENEMY DEAD. BUT IF YOU MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO REVEAL THIS TO A THIRD PARTY, WILL BE A BREACH OF TRUST THAT WILL LEAVE ME WITH NO CHOICE THAN TO SEND THE BULLETS INTO YOUR BRAINS.
GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY BY EMAIL: XXXXXXXXXXX@yahoo.com
I WILL INFORM YOU OF MY NEGOTIATION RULES.
YOUR FRIEND/KILLER
SophosLabs recommendations for hoaxes like this:
- Do not get back to the scammer
- Do not forward them on to colleagues
- Submit them to SophosLabs
- Delete the emails
Pob, SophosLabs, UK
