WHO ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE TEXTS CAME FROM A LIVERMORE FALLS MAN IS THE LATEST VICTIM OF A PHONE SCAM. THIS ONE INVOLVES THREATS AGAINST HIS LIFE. 2:35 RECEIVING THAT MAKES IT VERY PERSONAL AND I'M SURE -- HE WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. 2:40 ACCORDING TO POLICE... THE MAN RECENTLY RECEIVED TEXTS FROM AN UNKNOWN OUT-OF- STATE NUMBER THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END WROTE THAT THEY WERE A HITMAN... AND THE VICTIM NEEDED TO PAY UP TO AVOID BEING KILLED. 1:14 IN THE TEXT MESSAGE, HE ACTUALLY HAD THE GENTLEMAN'S PICTURE SO HE COULD -- TO IDENTIFY HIM AND THEN TOLD HIM TO CONTACT HIM WITHIN 48 HOURS. 1:22 THE MAN ALSO GOT PICTURES OF OTHER PEOPLE. THE SCAMMER CLAIMED THEY WERE HIS PREVIOUS VICTIMS... ALTHOUGH INVESTIGATORS DISCOVERED THE PHOTOS ARE STOCK IMAGES FROM AN ONLINE SEARCH. TC: POLICE SAY SITUATIONS LIKE THIS SHOW THAT THINGS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE PHONE IN YOUR HAND ARE A GROWING TARGET FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. 4:31 IT'S JUST ANOTHER FACET OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WE REALLY AREN'T THAT USED TO WORKING WITH. IT OPENS UP CRIME TO A WIDER AREA. 4:43 POLICE IN LIVERMORE FALLS HAVE BROUGHT IN A REGIONAL EXPERT TO HELP. SO FAR... IT'S THE ONLY REPORTED CASE IN THE LOCAL AREA. BUT THEY SAY IF YOU RECEIVE A SIMILAR NOTE... YOUR BEST