How This Scam Works And What You Can Do About It

By Odesi Desko

Hitman scams are a somewhat recent phenomenon in the world of con artists. More and more instances of these scams are occurring, and people have to find out what they can do. It's easier than ever to acquire email addresses of people that you don't know, which scammers use to their advantages.

The victim receives an email from the con artists stating that a contract is out on their life, but due to their guilt they're willing to let you go and not go through with it, provided you pay them off. The recipient of the email is often surprised and horrified at this. If someone actually believes this scam, it can cost them thousands of dollars.

This type of criminal plays on people's fears. Watching modern television shows one sees hitmen hired who kill people for seemingly foolish reasons. This does not, as a rule, happen to the everyday person, especially when they have done nothing to warrant such a threat.

There are people who are terrified, however, and immediately send the amount of cash that has been requested. Other people contact the authorities, who handle this type of situation professionally. If you ever receive a threatening e-mail like this, contact the authorities.

There's a variant of this scam that comes in the form of an email claiming to be from a police department. The email states that your name is on a list for potential murders or attacks. Personal information is then solicited from the recipient. All this serves to do is give the scammer all the means to steal your identity. As a result, you should use info-trace.com/area-code-719.jsp or another telephone look-up service to verify the validity of these callers or email senders, so you can rest assured that it's a scam.

The personal information gleaned from the victim can be used to clear out the bank accounts and credit cards of the person, robbing them of all their money. The victim's credit record is a complete loss, and they become absolutely broke with no funds to speak of.

It is expected that this scam will become more prevalent as time goes on. A way to prevent this is to refuse to open any e-mail where the sender is not known. Even if the e-mail seems to be from a well-known company, if not doing current business with them, the best advice is to delete that e-mail without opening it. Scammers are now altering well-known business names such as WalMart and Yahoo in order to gain access to users' accounts.

Your email is meant to be just as private as your snail mail, so keep that in mind. Despite the fact that scammers can find your email through the proper technology, they can't get to you unless the email is opened. Just delete any suspicious emails to avoid Hitman scams and any other type of fraud. - 31381

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