Originally Posted by J Diddy (Post 13000763)

That seriously reads like a 3rd grader doing a Liam Neeson skit from Taken.

Originally Posted by Dartgod (Post 12999927)

This came through our mail server yesterday. A new take on email scams.

I'll have to admit, even though I know this is a scam, I'd be a bit unnerved if I received this in my inbox.

Originally Posted by Dartgod (Post 12999927)

From: Xi Jinping
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 3:28 PM
To: Kim Jong-un
Subject: I HAVE BEEN PAID TO KILL YOU

I want you to read this message very carefully, and keep the secret with you till further notice, You have no need of knowing who i am, where i'm from,until i make out a space for us to see, i have being paid $15,000.00 in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employer,its not one i believe you call a friend,i have followed you closely for one week and three days now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusation,

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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 pushed to do what i have being paid to do,beside this is the first time i turned out to be a betrayer in my job.

Now listen,i will arrange for us to see face to face but before that i need all of your nuclear warheads and you will have nothing to be afraid of.I will be coming to see you in your bomb shelter or spider hole.depending where you wish we meet,do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation,my employer is in my control now,

You will need to mail your warheads to the address i will provide for you, before we will set our first meeting,after you have make the advance shipment,i will give you the tape that contains his request for me to terminate you, which will be enough evidence for you to take him to court(if you wish to),

Warning; do not contact the police, make sure you stay indoors once it is 7.30pm until this whole thing is sorted out, if you neglect any of these warnings, you will have yourself to blame. You do not have much time, so get back to me immediately

Note: I will advise you keep this to yourself alone, not even a friend or a family member should know about it because it could be one of them.

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer (Post 13000876)

I'll keep that in mind as I move forward. Thanks,Rep

Originally Posted by Dartgod (Post 13000874)

I have a friend who's elderly parents were scammed out of $10,000 a few years ago from a guy who claimed to be their grandson who needed bail money for some arrest in Minnesota. They said he sounded exactly like him and knew things that their grandson would know.

My parents have had a couple of similar calls over the last few years but didn't bite.