THE GREAT thing about the Internet is its anonymity. You can post whatever
you want on it, and if you’re clever enough, no one can track you down.
So for a Russian hit man from the town of Samara, the Net was the logical
place to advertise his services. “Will help retire from life, possibly without
patient’s consent,” ran the contract killer’s advert.
Unfortunately for the would-be assassin, the only people interested in his
offer were the police. Posing as potential clients, Moscow detectives gradually
gained the trust of the dotcom hit man and finally slapped the handcuffs on him…
