These people aren't creative.  I did a search for the exact phrase
"Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the person
have spent a lot of money on this" and got many many hits, e.g.

http://www.419scam.org/419-hitman-scam.htm

mike

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Scott Chapman <scott_list@mischko.com> wrote:
> Keep making clay art and molds and trash can it. �Yet another form of
> junk mail trying to extort money from you.
>
> See: http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/extorion_scams.php
>
> John Rodgers wrote:
>> Has anyone gotten this? Or anything like it? Not funny!!
>>
>> Didn't come through Vanagon List, but I received it none-the-less. Who
>> knows where my name and e-mail address got picked up!
>>
>> What would the Vanagon List members recommend I do with it?
>>
>> John Rodgers
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>> From: �assassain.killbill@zapak.com
>>
>> Subject: �How are you
>>
>> How are you? Am very sorry for you my friend, is a pity that this is how
>> your life is going to end as soon as you don't comply. As you can see
>> there is no need of introducing myself to you because I don't have any
>> business with you, my duty as I am mailing you now is just to
>> KILL/ASSASSINATE you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for
>> that. Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the
>> person have spent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and
>> told me that he want you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture
>> and other necessary information's we needed about you. So I sent my boys
>> to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation
>> needed for the operation on you, and they have done that but I told them
>> not to kill you that I will like to contact you and see if your life is
>> Important to you or not since their findings shows that you are
>> innocent. I called my client back and ask him of you email address which
>> I didn't tell him what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I
>> am using it to contact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are
>> monitoring you and they are telling me everything about you. Now do you
>> want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone has paid us to kill you. Get back to me
>> now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, If you are not
>> ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up.
>> WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELL ANYONE
>> BECAUSE I WILL KNOW. REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANTS YOU
>> DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, IN CASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY.
>> DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:30PM UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND
>> GIVE YOU THE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD
>> AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLIED WITH MY DEMANDS, AND THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE
>> ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!
>>
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>
>>
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