Crime & Safety
Beach Haven Police Warn Of Creepy E-Mail Scam
Scammer demands to be paid in Bitcoin, according to the e-mail.
BEACH HAVEN, NJ - Beach Haven Police Department are warning residents not to respond to a bizarre e-mail recently received by someone in town where the scammer said he had received orders to kill the recipient, according to the police department's Facebook page.
The e-mail warned the recipient to take the e-mail seriously, since it could be "the most important information in your life."
Here is the bulk of the e-mail:
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"I've been thinking for a very long period of time whether it's worth sending this message to you and decided that after all you have the right to know the truth," the e-mail states. "I will try to be as short as possible. I received an order to kill you, because your activity causes discomfort to some people. I studied you for a very long period of time and made a decision to give you a second chance, despite the specifics of my work, the rules of which do not allow me that, as this will damage my reputation (almost 10 years of impeccable order executions). But I decided to break a rule since this is my last order (hope so)."
The scammer tells the recipient he wants to be paid with 0.7 in Bitcoin.
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"Information on how to forward funds in this currency you can easily find in Google. Here are my payment details below:
1dBgLePtshPc5cTr62k4oWSfjHxtWXW68
"As soon as I receive funds, I will tell you the name of the man (the) order came from, as well as all other the evidence I have," the scammer wrote. "You will be able to use this information with the police. I would not suggest you to call police, cause you have a very little time (two days) and the police will not have time to find out anything."
The scammer advises the recipient not to respond to the message, because he or she uses a one-time mail and cares about anonymity.
"I'll contact you as soon as I will get funds," the message states. "I seriously regret that you became my target. If you or anyone you know receive a similar e-mail, simply delete it."
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