The Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr site has just alerted to a new scam which has been causing damage since May 2023. A scam which has been renamed “the hitman” since the victims receive a fake email indicating that they are the target of a hitman.
Summer holidays are not synonymous with respite for scammers and scammers. Between loyalty card and account scams netflix or even the vital card it does not stop! Scam techniques are getting crazier and more implausible. It is in this context that in recent months, a new scam of the most eccentric landed in the mailboxes of several Internet users.
No more fake emails to hijack the bank details of naive users, today a new technique of intimidation is arriving on the web: being the victim of a hitman! Even if this scam may seem completely extravagant and many do not believe a single word of the information transmitted in this email, thousands of people have already been tricked since last May as indicated by the official site. Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr. But how do scammers operate? It’s quite simple, the scammer who claims to be a hitman under the name Death Angel or even Kill sends you an email indicating that one of your relatives has hired him to come and kill you in return for a certain amount of money.
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The scammer relies on intimidation
The latter then says that he wants to give you a chance by offering to cancel the contract if you pay him an equivalent sum of money. The entire email is written in such a way as to put pressure on the victim by telling him that he is aware of the movements they make but also of his weekly routine. The scammer then asks that the payment be made within 24 hours otherwise he will take action.
It is important not to be fooled by this kind of unscrupulous scam, the site Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr indicates that this scam “aims to scare you and arouse your curiosity to extort money from you”. If you are a victim of this scam, it is important not to panic, and above all not to respond to it so as not to leave an opening for the scammer. Of course, it is important not to pay the amount requested as well: “ No execution of the threats made has been demonstrated so far » reassures the site Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr. Then all you have to do is report the scam to the platforms SignalSpam but also Pharos.
If unfortunately you are one of the people who have fallen into the trap, here are the steps to follow: keep a copy of all email exchanges with the scammer as well as a copy of your transfer or payment of money. Then it is important to go to a police station or the gendarmerie to file a complaint for attempted extortion of funds and contact your bank to cancel the transaction if this is still possible.
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