I know it's only spam but...

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...do I need to feel threatened?

Got this in an email today, but it wasn't picked up by the spam filter.

Hello,

This is the only way I could contact you for now,I want you to be very careful about this and keep this secret with you until I make out space for us to see. You have no need of knowing who I am or where I am from.I know this may sound very surprising to you but it’s the situation.I have been paid some ransom in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employer. It’s someone I believe you call a friend, I have followed you closely for a while now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusations he leveled against
you. Do not contact the police or try to send a copy of this to them,because if you do, I will know,and I might be pushed to do what I have been paid to do.Besides, this is the first time I turn out to be a betrayer in my job. I took pity on you,that is why I have made up my mind to help you if you are willing to help yourself.

Now listen I need just $5,000. And you have to send it through western union; I repeat, do not arrange for the cops and if you play hard to get, it will be extended to your family. Do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation, my employer is in my control now. Payment details will be provided for you to make a part of the payment of $3,000 first,which will serve as guarantee that you are ready to you co-operate,then i will post a copy of the video tape that contains his request for me to terminate you which will be enough evidence for you to take any legal action against him before he employs another person for the job. You will pay the balance of $2,000 once you receive the tape.

Warning; do not contact the police, make sure you stay indoors once it is 7.30pm until this whole thing is sorted out,if you neglect any of these warnings, you will have yourself to blame. You do not have much time, so get back to me immediately.

Note:I will advise you keep this to yourself alone, not even a friend or a family member should know about it because it could be one of them.

Regard
Don

:D A bit different to the usual phising scams and made me chuckle. To top it off, the sender was called Don Gunshot, lol.
 
...do I need to feel threatened?

Got this in an email today, but it wasn't picked up by the spam filter.



:D A bit different to the usual phising scams and made me chuckle. To top it off, the sender was called Don Gunshot, lol.

I had a very similarly worded one last week.

Needless to say, I paid up.
 
i would set up another email acc, reply from there and tell him to go **** himself,
or better still ask how you can pay, have a bit of fun with them

I would love for you to email him.

Hi

Ok,Ok,Ok this all makes sense! The car i keep seeing, feeling watched then i turn around and there is always a guy with a newspaper. Cars driving by slowly with plates from not round here..


That sort of thing ;)
 
I'd reply telling him the same thing, but ask four double what hes asking >.<.

But seriously its just spam. If you are really worried, pop by your local police station with a print out of the email and show them.
 
Send from another mail address:

"I hear you've been threatening a friend of mine. Don't take kindly to that.
Enjoy what you have. Your days are numbered".
 
I seriously had one the other say asking me to confirm if I was dead! The reason, apparently, was because I had won millions on a lottery and somebody in my extended family was trying to claim it by saying I was a dead :D I used a gmail account to reply "sorry, I am indeed dead. Was it great aunt Bessy? Don't give her a penny!" :)
 
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