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Penguins0690

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#11

Apr 21 2019 06:36pm

Just a scam. Ignore it

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Apr 21 2019 10:29pm

Quote (Penguins0690 @ Apr 21 2019 04:36pm)

Just a scam. Ignore it

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Apr 22 2019 12:14pm

This scam has been around for the last few years, but has gained more prevalence in the last year due to the expansion of Bitcoin as a viable currency. You can most likely just ignore it, unless it looked like you had sent the email to yourself. Then it would likely have been a spoofing issue and those can be a little pesky to root out. Just change all your passwords and if you don't already, get yourself a password manager like LastPAss or KeePass. You can also see if your email account has been discovered in any recent data breeches by going to HAVEIBEENPWNED.COM

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Apr 24 2019 01:25pm

I received an email extremely similar to this one with them claiming to have my email password but the password they told me was a password i haven't used in almost 5 years and never used it on my email. What they do is they collect information from data breaches and attempt to use that information to scam people and since bit coin can't be tracked it's easy for them to get away with it. Have i been pwned, as stated above^ is a great place to check to see if your information has been leaked.

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Apr 24 2019 07:04pm

Quote (MizzouFTW @ 21 Apr 2019 14:36)

I received an e-mail today from a website I have purchased an item from in the past. It listed my contact information including my address. They are demanding $653 in bitcoin or they are going to release compromising photos of my girlfriend and of myself. They say they have my contacts and will release the photos as well as brick my computers unless I pay. They also say they have compromised my router and any and all electronic devices that have been connected to my WiFi.

The e-mail is from a website that I purchased a bong from for a friend. Grav.com. How seriously should I take this threat? I'm law enforcement but I haven't had to deal with something like this before. I haven't even taken any reports for something like this. The worst thing they could have on me is my financial information. Maybe they have video of me jerking off if they compromised my webcam.

I'm going to do a full system wipe just in case. I have to contact my department now because I have accessed my work e-mail from my personal PC. Have you guys gotten something like this? How much stock should I put in the threat?

Ignore it.

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#16

Apr 25 2019 02:37am

Quote (Penguins0690 @ 21 Apr 2019 19:36)

Just a scam. Ignore it

I have a Nigerian Prince friend! They sent me a lengthy e-mail once.

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