Ransomware
Abuser: Unknown, spoofed email sender
Attempting to extort me for $650 USD or €570, by mentioning an old password I haven't used in years as "proof" of me being hacked.
Attempting to extort me for $650 USD or €570, by mentioning an old password I haven't used in years as "proof" of me being hacked.
my emailaddress used as sender
This is obviously the biggest nonsense, paying with Bitcoin is anonymous so the scammer cannot know who the money came from (there is no sender). The story as described in the mail is therefore incorrect and is not based on truths. Attempting to extort me for $650 USD or €570, by mentioning an old password I haven't used in years as "proof" of me being hacked.
2019-01-09 10:28:20Received e.mail apparently from my email address to me, the "you looked at porn" scam requesting 570 euros by bitcoin.
Sextortion scam.