Blackmail Email, Bitcoin Demand

Today, I received yet another scam email. It demands that I pay $2000 USD to a bitcoin address. In exchange, the scammer won’t show the footage of me masturbating to ‘highly controversial “adult movies”’ to my colleges, family and friends. How kind :roll_eyes:

The sender of the message is shown as “You’ve been h4cked - 629”.

Here are the screenshots:

And for those who use screen readers, it says:

Hello there,

Let’s get straight to the point.

We’ve known each other for a while, at least I know.

A few months ago, I gained access to your device, including your internet history and webcam. And I captured some footage (with audio) of you masturbating while watching a highly controversial

“adult” movies.

It’s unlikely that you’d want your family, colleagues, or contacts to watch the videos you’re enjoying. Especially if it’s your favorite genre.

(we both know what I’m talking about), I also plan to release these data on many websites and expose the real you. At this stage, it will be impossible to undo it.

Want proofs?: just reply to this email and I will send one picture to your contacts.

You may ask how did I do that?

You allowed my ransomware to your device. After that, I gained remote access to it. After infecting one device, I was able to access all other devices and your WiFi network without any issue.

I’ll just lay out a condition for you now. A little payment to save your reputation is a fair deal.

Transfer $2000 USD to my Bit-coin address

Once the transfer is confirmed, I will remotely remove the virus from your devices, the data will be permanently deleted and you will never hear from me again.

Yes, it’s a very tiny amount to pay to avoid ruining your reputation in the eyes of people who believe you to be a good person based on your interaction with them using messages. because l’ve been watching everything.

You have 48 hours - I’ll be notified as soon as you open this email, and from then on it’s a countdown. If you’ve never dealt with cryptocurrency before, it’s super easy - search for “btc exchanger” “MoonPay” “BitPay”, or else you can use cash to buy using “BTC ATM” within your local area.

If you receive any emails like this, don’t interact with them. Just delete them. If you attempt to buy off a blackmailer, they’ll keep asking for more and more.

I know for a fact that I’ve nothing to hide and so shit like this doesn’t scare me. My inbox is therefore the place where scams come to die, well, after I’ve posted about them here :joy:

Be vigilant!