The 419 scamming has taken on an ugly new aspect: email Death Threats.
This text from a short variant was posted (verbatim from the offending spam) on ISC:
Hello,Really? It's come to this? Fucking false fucking Death Threats via email to extort money?
I wish to let you know that i have been paid by a client to assasinate you at convenience,and i have signed a contract of $650,000 yesterday for this.I have never met you before,but they gave me the full description of your identity and contact,together with your photograph which my boys have used to trace you.
The reason why they want you Dead is not disclosed to me as i was not allowed to know,but you are now not better that the dead ok.
My BOYS are now contantly watching you,they are following you-home,office,everywhere.....,you go and they are waiting for my instruction to terminate you.And they will strike at convenience.
THIS IS MY MESSAGE-
LISTEN VERY WELL !!!!,the Police cannot do much to help you out in this right now because you are being watched,any such attempt is very risky cause you will push us to terminate your life without option. Your calls are not safe also.In fact you are traced.
I have no business with you but at least i have cleared the way as a pro-,but you may have one chance to live again if you can contact me not latter that 24 hours after this mssage.
GOODLUCK!!!"
This is a brand new low.
If this piece of digital excrement shows up in your mailbox, follow the instructions in the ISC post on how to report the alleged humans perpetrating this shit.
