Sent me an email from my own email. Claiming that my device is hacked and he has videos of me jerking off and asking for $720 as a ransom. I checked on the internet, it is a scam often sent to many people.
Bangladesh, 2019-11-05 20:16:31
My name is Ancheta. Also known as JJ.Ancheta on the dark web. 11 months ago, I hacked this email address. You can check it. I am sending this email from your own email address now. I injected my code to this device and I started to monitor your activity. My first idea was to block and encrypt your files. And than I would ask for a small fee to release them back. But than one day, You visited some dirty websites. You know what I mean naughty thing. And I silently activated your front camera and recorded You. Yes! You were playing with yourself. What a funny video. Now, I have the contact list of yourself. I have all your friends lists. A lot of information was downloaded to my system. I am asking from you a small fee of 720 USD. If you don't pay, all the naughty screen videos will be sent to your friends and family. Send the amount to my bitcoin address: 16tRRNFcZvjHQG5aH6BEt2QNVp12cgX7dc
Bulgaria, 2019-11-05 22:41:36
Tried to scam me into paying $720 ransom to hide videos of me doing the vertical mambo with myself. This is clearly false as I am in the process of abstaining myself for marriage, so this is not possible. I’m not sure how they sent the email from my own email, but it’s clearly fake as others have received the same email.
United Kingdom, 2019-11-06 10:38:30
Threatened me to pay so that they don't send videos of me enjoying myself, which i dont even do like?? They targeted my student email so idk how that plays in but there's that. Will i be okay?
United States, 2019-11-10 05:22:59
Claimed to have hacked my gmail a while ago and blackmailed me for 720 USD or would send a video of me on "dirty websites" to all my contacts. The scam seems to be frequently recurring with multiple different bitcoin addresses based on what I saw online. Look in gmail's help for advice if it happened to you.
United States, 2019-11-13 19:30:33