Am I the only one wondering: How did this schmuck get your name and email address in the first place, Nevi?
Hey buddy don't worry it's just a hoax,...However I would make a report to the authorities to track down his arseYesteday I got a mail from "agent 12". "
Hey Nevi
""I am agent 12(!) Someone hired me to kill you. I got every detail info about you, your home address, your daily schedule, and that of your family.
For your safety and that of your family, Do not make the mistake of involving the cops or FBI in this. Do not think you would use another's phone
to communicate because all your activities are closely monitored
If you do anything stupid, I will be left with no option, but to do my job and leave.
This is Urgent. Reply me asap""
I wrote back and answered what he could do with his threat. Now it would great if the idiot tell me to send him money, then I'm totally sure it's a hoax.
Have anybody else here on MT tried this?
Exactly.An assassin that warns his victim beforehand wouldn't last long in the market...
My e mail was hacked 2 years ago, so that's probably where he got it. He has probably bought a lot of e mails.Am I the only one wondering: How did this schmuck get your name and email address in the first place, Nevi?
No I dont worry. He has been so un professional that I have pain in my stomach laughing.Hey @Nevi my friend ..Let me know if you want me to send you one of these for self defence
Hey buddy don't worry it's just a hoax,...However I would make a report to the authorities to track down his arse
Yes that was what I did, but I have not heard from him since, so I don't think I will hear more from this idiot. Thanks man.Have a look at this Ted talk from a few years ago:
This is what happens when you reply to spam email
Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a...www.ted.com
If this is your primary or important email address, then I would recommend sending it to the Spam box and be done with it. On the other hand, if this is a less important email address and you want to have some fun, then there is no harm in spinning up a VM with a VPN and play the fraudsters just as they are trying to play you. Your efforts will probably tie up their resources which means they will have less time to scam other poor victims.
That said, I would not recommend this course of action to people with a nervous disposition, but for everyone else why not?
Ignored the most basic advice that you give to 5 years olds. They now know (bot or not), that the email address is occupied.I wrote back and answered what he could do with his threat. Now it would great if the idiot tell me to send him money, then I'm totally sure it's a hoax.
Have anybody else here on MT tried this?
But that's how you get the good stuff before anyone else for a threat analyst that is a dream come true!You should NEVER answer these type of e-mails. Do not let the scammer know it's an active mailbox.