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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA Listmaster

NRT-0604 FBI warns of resurgence of e‑mail propagated hit man scam:

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center continues to receive thousands of reports concerning a hit man e‑mail scam, according to an online IT security blog. The FBI notes that while the content of the missive has evolved since similar hit man scams first surfaced in late 2006, the message remains the same, claiming the sender has been hired to kill the recipient and demanding payment to abandon the plan.

In some cases, the use of names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of government officials and business executives, and/or the victims' personal information are used in an attempt to make the fraud appear more authentic, the FBI said.

[voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix 3 Sep 08]

Last Modified: Tuesday, 30-Sep-2008 19:57:31 EDT