e-mail explaining that the sender was hired and already paid by someone to kill them

Fairfax County Police said officers have received several complaints of extortion attempts over the last few months. The e-mails are a scam, police said.
In many cases, a person opens an e-mail explaining that the sender was hired and already paid by someone to kill them. The e-mail further states that the person could pay a fee to spare their life. The sender requests an e-mail reply to discuss the money transfer.Police say recipients should not reply to these e-mails. The investigation into these e-mails revealed they are not legitimate, but instead a ploy to obtain financial or personal information. Giving this type of information could lead to identity theft. Police are urging anyone who receives this type of e-mail to report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov. The IC3 is a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center.