“The FBI received 115 complaints of similar e-mails reaching people across the country in less than a month last winter, according to its Web site. The e-mails vary only in the amount of money demanded, ranging as high as $80,000.” Source: The Boston Globe
The FBI has a website that offers warnings and information about email and online scams. Additionally, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) also offers people the opportunity to report cyber crimes.
As always, never click on links in emails – especially when they are from unknown individuals. If you are ever in doubt about an email you receive, contact your local law enforcement agency.
thanks for the warning!
i check my emails at
http://www.scamemail.co.uk
but i don’t think the Boston hit email is on there yet
brian
This is awful. Seems to me this is more than just an email scam. It rises to the level of extortion, blackmail and threatening violence.