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Hitman phishing, or the 419 death threat scam

Talk about putting the spear in spearphishing – or any other weapon for that matter.

The diligent handlers at the SANS Internet Storm Center have found another example of what’s now being called the 419 death threat scam.

Here’s the example caught by SANS:

“Hello, I wish to let you know that I have been paid by a client to assasinate you at convenience,and i have signed a contract of $650,000 yesterday for this.I have never met you before,but they gave me the full description of your identity and contact,together with your photograph which my boys have used to trace you.

We saw an example of this earlier this year, and while the scam is largely the same, the phisher’s spelling and grammar certainly hasn’t improved.

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