nrfamxwqgemasseyacnz kiaora please advised massey staff receiving particularly nasty spam email threat similar one notified everyone last month see real threat ignored deleted blocking email address entering university likely choose another send emails feel free contact require information thanks kind regards barbie email sent reads hello email address listen carefully dont know name ill find ill cripple tempted already gone hospital youre next evidence link website original message sent march aucklandall kiaora short message advise staff potential scam reached new zealand copied mornings nz herald please feel free contact require information thanks kind regards barbie yerkovich manager massey university albany private bag 102 904 nsmc auckland new zealand email nrfamxwqgemasseyacnz phone 64 9 4140800 x9476 fax 64 9 4418100 nz herald technology money life scam warns 500am tuesday march 11 2008 angela gregory new email scam tells victims pay killed hitman new zealanders next targeted international email hitman scam told hand money avoid killed assassin consumer affairs yesterday told herald received five complaints past weeks emails allegedly contract killer offering spare recipients paid thousands dollars julie allan spokeswoman said fbi first warned americans scam last january eventually made way australia new zealand ms allan said least one person western australia sent money queensland police taking lot calls concerned recipients emails consumer affairs minister judith tizard said scam demonstrated need awareness programme like fraud awareness week ended particularly vicious email scam potential really worry people demonstrates far scammers go get money said recipient pays writer contract postponed cancelled recipient warned contact police tell anyone writer would extend threat recipients family ms tizard said various versions hitman scam email demanding 1000 100000 versions email sent thousands email addresses united states scamwatch information service provided ministry consumer affairs help people avoid scams ms tizard said overseas police urging people ignore email saying empty threat life danger advice given new zealand also respond invites contact scammers possibility escalating threats ms tizard said however anyone received threat life might genuine report email local police station report scams help protect others tips advice recognise scams check wwwscamwatchconz fri 08 aug 2008 103831 1200 spam threat massey staff