One of our members messaged us and asked if we could pass this along just as a heads-up. Some people in other states have received text messages (or emails) from scam artists claiming that they've been hired to kill you and you must pay them to not carry it out. It goes without saying that anytime someone demands money from you to be suspicious.
www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/hitman.asp
Con artists present themselves as 'hitmen' already hired by others to kill you, then extort payment to not carry out the contract.
