This scam keeps reoccurring around the country and people still are falling victim to it.  It starts when you receive an email from a purported hit man who informs you that he has been hired by someone you know to kill you.  However, the hit man then tells you that he will refrain from killing you if you pay him a sum of money.  In the past the amount has ranged from $80,000 to $150,000.  Not only is this a scam, but the FBI has traced many of these emails to Eastern Europe, far from where you may live.

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If you get one of these emails contact the FBI and the Internet Crime Complain Center at www.ic3.gov.