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January 28, 2018 06:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/NteI7aD2398/fbi-warns-of-email-death-threats-demanding-bitcoin
FBI Warns of Email Death Threats Demanding Bitcoin
An anonymous reader writes:"I will be short. I've got an order to kill you," the note said, demanding $2,800 in U.S. dollars or Bitcoin. "I switched from being upset about it to, 'I need to get the word out'," one of its targets told a local newscaster. They filed a report through the FBI's web site. "If only 1% of people send money -- there's no overhead for them; that's money in the bank," one FBI agent tells the news team. A quick Google search finds recent reports of two nearly identical threats using the same text. "I have been thinking for a long time whether it is worth sending this notice, and decided that you still have the right to know... I've got an order to kill you, because some of your activity causes trouble to several people... I decided to break some rules, as this will be my final order... As soon as I receive the funds, I will forward you the name of the man [this] order came from, and all other information I have."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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