Death Threat

If you receive a mail by the Al-qaida, don't worry. It's just a scam.

I received this mail by [email protected] and found it on another web side where they also say that it's a scam:

This is the only way I could contact you for now, I want you to be very careful about this and keep this secret with you until I make out space for us to see. You have no need of knowing who I am or where I am from. I know this may sound very surprising to you but it's the situation. I have been paid some ransom in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employer. He has provided us with your name, picture and other necessary information's we needed about you which includes

Your Name: ----
Address: -----
Cell Phone Umber: -----
Where i can find you: Not to be said.

It's someone I believe you call a friend, I have followed you closely for a while now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusations he leveled against you .Do not contact the police or try to send a copy of this to them, because if you do, I will know, and I might be pushed to do what I have been paid to do. Besides, this is the first time I turn out to be a betrayer in my job. I took pity on you, which is why I have made up my mind to help you if you are willing to help yourself.

Now listen, I will arrange for us to see face to face, but before that, I need $12,000. To pay off cover, I will come to your home or you determine where you wish we meet; I repeat, do not arrange for the cops and if you play hard to get, it will be extends to your family. Do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation, my employer is in my control now. Payment details will be provided for you to make a part payment of $5000 first, which will serve as guarantee that you are ready to co-operate, then i will post a copy of the video tape that contains his request for me to terminate you which will be enough evidence for you to take any legal action against him before he employs another person for the job. You will pay the balance of $7000 once you receive the tape.

Warning; do not contact the police, make sure you stay indoors once it is 7.30pm until this whole thing is sorted out, if you neglect any of these warming, you will have yourself to blame. You do not have much time, so get back to me immediately

Note: I will advise you keep this to yourself alone, not even a friend or a family member should know about it because it could be one of them… trust no one not even your co-worker

Ali Mosterpha al-qaida


Don't even worry that they've got your name, dirrection and phone number. They found it somewhere in the internet (for example aupair web sides).

Wow! Tell them you moved house and now live in
The Entrance Lodge
The Old Air Force Base
Credenhill
Herefordshire.
When they get there to ask for Mr Provost Marshall, and he will go and get you. If they have problems finding it, they can just ask any local policeman and they will be glad to accomodate them. Don't tell them you learned this from Scamwarners.

Although it may seem amusing to reply to the scammer with a reply like the above, this would confirm to the scammer that your name and email address are correct, and the scammer and his colleagues could use this information for other scams. Therefore, please do not reply to emails like this.

As Bagira said, the personal details have been taken from the recipient's online profile information. The scammer does not really know who the recipient is, and there is no real arrangement to kill the recipient. It is all an invention of the scammer, and a lie.

Do not pay any attention to this email. The threats are false. For further information about this type of scam, please read here:

Hired Killer or Death Threat Scam

Here is a very similar scam mail :

From: Osbin Ladin Osman Jr <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Date: Sun, Oct 2, 2011
Subject: Your Name: xxxxxx xxxxxx

This is the only way I could contact you for now, I want you to be very careful about this and keep this secret with you until I make out space for us to see. You have no need of knowing who I am or where I am from. I know this may sound very surprising to you but it's the situation. I have been paid some ransom in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employer. He has provided us with your name, picture and other necessary information's we needed about you such as,

Your Name: xxxxxx xxxxxx
Your Address/where to find you: xx xxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxx
Your Cell Phone Number:+xx-xxxxxxxx
Your Picture: Not to be said

It's someone I believe you call a friend, I have followed you closely for a while now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusations he leveled against you .

Do not contact the police or try to send a copy of this to them, because if you do, I will know, and I might be pushed to do what I have been paid to do. Besides, this is the first time I turn out to be a betrayer in my job. I took pity on you, which is why I have made up my mind to help you if you are willing to help yourself. Now listen, I will arrange for us to see face to face, but before that, I need $12,000. To pay off cover, I will come to your home or you determine where you wish we meet; I repeat, do not arrange for the cops and if you play hard to get, it will be extends to your family.

Do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation, my employer is in my control now. Payment details will be provided for you to make a part payment of $5000 first, which will
serve as guarantee that you are ready to co-operate, then i will post a copy of the video tape that contains his request for me to terminate you which will be enough evidence for you to take any legal action against him before he employs another person for the job. You will pay the balance of $7000 once you receive the tape.

Warning; do not contact the police, make sure you stay indoors once it is 7.30pm until this whole thing is sorted out, if you neglect any of these warming, you will have yourself to blame. You do not have much
time, so get back to me immediately

Note: I will advise you keep this to yourself alone, not even a friend or a family member should know about it because it could be one of them… trust no one not even your co-worker

Osman Osbin Ladin Jr