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How can you send an email threatening $20,000 from an

May 23, 2019 by Kimberly Parks

How can you send an email threatening $20,000 from an email exchange without first giving the person a card? pic.twitter.com/RZg5rWX3WXC

— Ryan William Grant (@TheeRyanGrant) December 13, 2018

One of the messages, sent on December 13, states:

Just thought I'd ask you if you are going to pay $20 million to the people of Canada. We are going to start paying $20 million for cancer treatment if we have to... We will pay $20,000 to people who are sick so that they can see their loved ones.

We will pay $20,000 in cash, and if you don't pay by the end of the day, or you pay less than $10, I will tell you to take out a check and get it to the next place you can get it.

Thank you for your help in this matter. Also, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know."

The email comes as other Canadian corporations have been hit with an increasing number of bomb threats and demands for cash from banks and exchanges.

On the other side of the political divide, the Bank of Canada has been hit with new calls to make a statement about its financial and trading policy in relation to the global financial crisis.

On Wednesday, the banking regulator said that the institution and exchange had to "take appropriate actions" to "ensure that any statements made or received are in accordance with relevant securities laws and regulations."

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz told a news conference that there would be no further comment until the issue has been resolved.

The Bank of Canada has also issued an emergency statement after a group of Canadian-based businesspeople were warned they would have to pay $20.5 million in cash "if they did not comply" with a requirement that certain corporate entities must have "reasonable assurance of the safety of their business".

The Bank of Canada is the country's top lender of public-sector financing. It has been facing a string of financial problems, including a spike in interest rates due to a $20-billion credit default in September.