I received the following email today.It certainly appears to be just a scam.
I guess I should write back and tell them I'm "Russ", not "gail". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I've also included the headers in hope that someone will recognize this email or IP address and stop allowing people to send this type of garbage. It may actually scare someone.
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Return-Path: <bestsnipper666@yahoo.com>
X-Original-To: <a href="mailto:russ@herballure.com">russ@herballure.com</a>
Delivered-To: <a href="mailto:russ@herballure.com">russ@herballure.com">russ@herballure.com</a>
Delivered-To: <a href="mailto:russ@herballure.com</a>
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Message-ID: <4507.81.199.197.146.1204900309.squirrel@talca.uas.cl>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:31:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: BE MORE CAREFULL
From: "BE MORE CAREFULL SOMEONE IS AFTER YOUR LIFE" <bestsnipper666@yahoo.com>
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X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Importance: Normal
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X-DSPAM-Result: Innocent
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X-DSPAM-Signature: 6,47d1b2a424341234293989
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Hello gail
I am very sorry for you Xxxxxx, is a pity
that this is how your life is going to end
as soon as you don't comply. As you can see
there is no need of introducing myself to
you because I don't have any business with
you, my duty as I am mailing you now is
just to KILL you and I have to do it as I
have already been paid for that.
Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by
all means, and the person have spent a lot
of money on this, the person also came to
us and told me that he wanted you dead and
he provided us with your name ,picture and
other necessary information's we needed
about you. So I sent my boys to track you
down and they have carried out the
necessary investigation needed for the
operation on you, and they have done that
but I told them not to kill you that I will
like to contact you and see if your life is
Important to you or not since their
findings shows that you are innocent.
I called my client back and ask him of your
email address which I didn't tell him what
I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me
and I am using it to contact you now. As I
am writing to you now my men are monitoring
you and they are telling me everything
about you.
Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone
has paid us to kill you. Get back to me now
if you are ready to pay some fees to spare
your life, $24,000 is all you need to spend
You will first of all pay $14,000 then I
will send a tape to you which i recorded
every discusion i hade with the person who
wanted you dead and as soon as you get the
tape, you will pay the remaining $10,000.
If you are not ready for my help, then I
will carry on with my job straight-up.
WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE
POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSE I
WILL KNOW.REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU
VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT
TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING
FUNNY.
DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTIL I
MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE
TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO
WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE
ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR
REPLY
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--- Below, I've included IP information for this email ---
IP address: 81.199.197.146
Reverse DNS: 81.199.197.146.rmts.satcom-systems.net.
Reverse DNS authenticity: [Verified]
ASN: 12491
ASN Name: IPPLANET-AS (IPPlanet)
IP range connectivity: 4
Registrar (per ASN): RIPE
Country (per IP registrar): IL [Israel]
Country Currency: ILS [Israel New Shekels]
Country IP Range: 81.199.0.0 to 81.199.255.255
Country fraud profile: High
City (per outside source): Unknown
Country (per outside source): IL [Israel]
Private (internal) IP? No
IP address registrar: whois.ripe.net
Known Proxy? No
Link for WHOIS: 81.199.197.146
