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Synopsis: Internet email scam Details: This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Department. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date:     Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Time:     11:44:08 AM Details: Hit-Man E-Mails The Kern County Sheriff's Office would like to warn the community of a new Internet fraud involving E-Mails that attempts to extort money from Internet users. On 4-25-2008, an Inyokern resident reported he received an E-Mail from an unknown person who advised he had been hired to kill him. The E-Mail advised the only way to save himself was to send the subject $5,000.00. The E-Mail also warned the Inyokern resident not to contact law enforcement or his family would also be targeted. These type of E-Mails are called hit man e-mails due to the shockingly grim method of attempting to extort money from unsuspecting Internet users. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (partnership between...
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