I received an email today, despite its warnings not to share it, I shall.

Subject: READ CARFULLY AND STAY ALIVE!!!

Attention,

I Want you to read this message very carefully, and keep the secret
 with you till further notice, You have no need of knowing who i am, where
 am from,till i make out a space for us to see, i have being paid $50,
 000.00 in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my
 employer,its one i believe you call a friend,i have followed you
 closely for one week and three days now and have seen that you are innocent
 of the accusation,Do not contact the police or try to send a copy of
 this to them, because if you do i will know, and might be pushed to do
 what i have being paid to do,beside this is the first time i turned out to
 be a betrayer in my job.

Now listen,i will arrange for us to see face to face but before that i
 need the amount of $8,000.00, you have nothing to be afraid of.I will
 be coming to see you in your office or home determine where you wish we
 meet,do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our
 conversation,my employer is in my control now,You will need to pay
 $2,000.00 to the account i will provide for you,before we will set our
 first meeting,after you have make the first advance payment to the
 account,i will give you the tape that contains his request for me to terminate
 you, which will be enough evidence for you to take him to court(if you
 wish to), then the balance will be paid later.

You don't need my phone contact for now till am assured you are ready
 to comply good.

Lucky You and get back to me via my personal private email:

(an email address at yahoo.com that does not match the address that sent the email)

Has any one else received such a message? I don't believe it of course. But I rather not divulge the email address, just in case I end up dead in three days. :p