Pretended to have planted malware on my computer and taken videos (with my non-existent webcam) of me watching porn and wants 1000 USB for his/her silence. This is the 17th such email I have received. All contain variations of the same text and all have references to a different (presumably innocent) third party in the email header.
Australia, 2019-04-06 15:22:51
Idiot pretends to have a video of me watching porn and asks for 1000 usd. Who's the wanker here?
Belgium, 2019-04-16 09:35:07
Same as previous two reports. It would be lovely to get my hands on this parasitic scumbag.
Ireland, 2019-04-19 18:34:41
Email body is an image which prohibits copy-and-paste. Sextortion: uses recipient’s own email address, pretends to have hacked into the recipient’s device and installed malware and threatens to email the recipient’s contacts with a video of the recipient watching porn unless a sum is deposited in the sender’s bitcoin wallet. Total nonsense of course, but some people fall for it.
United Kingdom, 2019-04-21 06:24:00
Partial copy of email... This account was recently hacked! Change the password right away! You do not know me me and you may be definitely wanting to know for what reason you're getting this email, is it right? I'm ahacker who openedyour emailand OSa few months ago. Do not make an attempt to talk to me or alternatively seek for me, in fact it's not possible, because I sent you a letter from YOUR hacked account. I have developed malware soft on the adult vids (porn) site and suppose that you spent time on this site to have a good time (you realize what I want to say)…. What actually I have done? I made a backup of your device. Of all the files and each contact. I have managed to create dual-screen record_ The 1 section demonstrates the film you were observing (you have an interesting preferences, huh...), and the 2nd screen presents the tape from your own Camera What exactly should you do? Good, in my opinion, 1000 USD is basically a inexpensive amount of money for this little secret.
United States, 2019-04-22 16:53:09
Threatened to release sex tapes of me (that were recorded from my webcam-less work computer no less) unless I paid $1000 USD in bitcoin. Poor spelling and grammar, as usual.
United States, 2019-04-22 21:56:19
Ransom email
United States, 2019-04-24 16:00:51