Woman Arrested, Tried To Hire Assassin On Fake Website Called Rent-A-Hitman
November 23, 2021
A Michigan woman is headed to prison for trying to hire someone to kill her ex-husband - using a fake website called 'RentAHitman.com' 52-year-old Wendy Wein found the site and filled out a 'service request', claiming that her ex had stolen money. There's just one problem - RentAHitman.com is an obvious parody site, complete with a merch store and claims like "100% compliant with the Hitman Information Privacy & Protection Act of 1964".
When the owner of the site got Wein's message, he immediately alerted police, who set up a sting operation. She pleaded guilty earlier this month and will be sentenced in January. Wein isn't the first person to be fooled by RentAHitman.com - the owner says more than a dozen people have used the site to try and find a real killer.
Should RentAHitman.com be allowed to exist - even if it's a fake? Have you ever been fooled by a bogus website?
Well, you know how I contend I am rarely surprised? This one surprises me:
— Helen I. Bennett (@newsgirlct) November 22, 2021
Woman tries to hire a hitman on fake 'Rent-A-Hitman' website to kill ex-husband https://t.co/Stv7Bt5N8g via @nhregister #reallybadideas
"Bob Innes created https://t.co/Yzb2nV66si in 2005. The bogus website has led to the conviction of multiple people who tried to hire professional killers online." https://t.co/Wx3fr95ROK
— John Dickerson (@jdickerson) November 22, 2021