{"id":9269,"date":"2021-01-08T11:25:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T19:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=9269"},"modified":"2021-01-08T11:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T19:29:07","slug":"hitman-scam-scammers-threaten-your-life-in-extortion-emails-if-you-dont-give-them-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/hitman-scam-scammers-threaten-your-life-in-extortion-emails-if-you-dont-give-them-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitman Scam: Scammers Threaten Your Life in Extortion Emails if You Don’t Give Them Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’re going about your normal ordinary day, thinking that nothing could possibly go wrong. You then get an email<\/a> or text message<\/a> notification from an unknown person, with the subject line reading “Live or Die” and your heart skips a beat, confused as to why you received such a message.<\/a> You open the message, and it only frightens you more when the message reads that they were hired to murder you, and will do so if you don’t give them money. More people are scammed<\/a> with these types of messages more than you think, and send money out of fear thinking there are no other options. At Social Catfish<\/a>, we show you that these scammers are not actually going to harm you, and how to deal with the hitman scam if you receive these types of messages.<\/p>\n

How the Hitman Scam Works<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hacker-typing-on-keyboard-796283-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Scammers send out extortion emails<\/a> and text messages to random people, pretending to be hitmen that were hired to kill you. They state that a random family member or friend hired them to “get rid of you,” but they offer to spare your life. However, the only way your life will be spared is if you send them thousands of dollars via CashApp<\/a>, PayPal<\/a>, gift cards<\/a>, or another payment method.<\/p>\n

They tell you that they are watching you, and will kill you instantly if you report them to the police<\/a>. They also warn you not to tell your family members or friends, since according to the scammer, one of them hired you which isn’t true.<\/p>\n

What they don’t want you to know is that these phishing emails are sent out in bulk<\/a>, making it impossible for them to actually keep tabs on you. All they are trying to do is scare you out of draining your bank accounts<\/a>, and steal all your money. No one is going to kill you if you call the police or tell a family member or friend about what happened. It’s all just a show so that you feel like you’re trapped into giving them money.<\/p>\n

How to Avoid the Hitman Scam<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fingerprint-in-the-dark-779694-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n