Spammernes nyeste trick ville være sødt, hvis det ikke var så naivt. Den nye form for 419-fup er en lejemorder, der vil have penge for ikke at dræbe dig.
E-mailen kan se sådan her ud:
»i have being paid a ransom in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employer, i have followed you closely for one week and five days now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusation. Do not contact the police or try to send a copy of this to them, because if you do i will know, and might be compelled to do what i have being paid to do, besides this is the first time i turned out to be a betrayer in my job.«
Inden du er så taknemmelig for at kunne købe dig fri, at du sender alle dine penge til Rusland, så læs lige videre. Det er selvfølgelig bare et forsøg på at presse penge ud af rige og dumme mennesker.
Lad være med at svare og alt skulle være fint, advarer John Hambrick fra FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. Samme Hambrick fortæller også, at denne metode for afpresning har floreret siden december.
