The FBI’s Internet Crime Compliant Center for the FBI reported today that they have identified a new wave of spam / email hoaxes. The emails appear to be from 1wayout@myway.com (please note that the sender can easily change this).
The emails actually threaten to assassinate the recipient unless several thousand dollars are sent to the sender. The email claims that they have followed the victim and was hired to kill the victim. The sender threatens to kill the recipient if they go to the police or if they do not send the money / response quickly.
If you have experienced this situation, the FBI has requested that you notify your local law enforcement agency immediately. They are also requesting that you contact the Internet Crime Compliant Center so that they can track occurrences of these emails.