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Submitted by Settler 303d ago | news

Australians dial 000 over hitman scam

Zdnet - Australians, scared that they may be an assassination target, have called police for help after receiving SMS death threats, but it is just an old hoax. (Culture, Phones)

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Settler  +   304d ago
All I want to say is "just ignore this Badass text.
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SJIND  +   303d ago
People should ignore and delete this message.

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SilentNegotiator  +   302d ago
I would report it. Empty threat or not, it's not okay to go about threatening peoples lives. Especially since they seem to be trying to extort money from people.

At the least, call a non-emergency number and report the number/email.
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suckmytrend  +   303d ago
Oh dear. Poor police services getting tons of calls.
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yudi1312  +   302d ago
Don't know how they manage all these stuff!
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360ICE  +   303d ago
"Victorian senior constable ADAM WEST said"

Australia is badass
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Settler  +   303d ago
Ohh really then what he say about US I'm curious to know about ;-)
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360ICE  +   301d ago
...?
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