I find the hitman idea rather silly. I will preface this by saying, that I do think there are, in some organized groups, probably such thing as a hitman. A loner, on the internet...don't count on it.
So, you pay $40,000 up front. That's then mine to walk away with. Or heck, I can then threaten to go to the cops unless you give me the other half. You surely wouldn't go to the cops about this little scam, right? You obviously don't have the fortitude or skill to do it yourself or you wouldn't have paid me, so I'm not worried about you coming after me. That would only leave you to hire another nonexistent hitman, to come after me, who would without doubt be a cop or fellow scam artist.
Seems like this isn't a good idea to begin with now, doesn't it?
So, you pay $40,000 up front. That's then mine to walk away with. Or heck, I can then threaten to go to the cops unless you give me the other half. You surely wouldn't go to the cops about this little scam, right? You obviously don't have the fortitude or skill to do it yourself or you wouldn't have paid me, so I'm not worried about you coming after me. That would only leave you to hire another nonexistent hitman, to come after me, who would without doubt be a cop or fellow scam artist.
Seems like this isn't a good idea to begin with now, doesn't it?