A partial email of the scam is copied below. Checked the wallet and there appear to be two people who actually paid this blackmail.
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Hello there!
Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you.
Around several months ago I have obtained access to your devices that you were using to browse internet.
Subsequently, I have proceeded with tracking down internet activities of yours.
Below, is the sequence of past events:
In the past, I have bought access from hackers to numerous email accounts (today, that is a very straightforward task that can be done online).
Clearly, I have effortlessly logged in to email account of yours (***redacted***).
A week after that, I have managed to install Trojan virus to Operating Systems of all your devices that are used for email access.
Actually, that was quite simple (because you were clicking the links in inbox emails).
All smart things are quite straightforward. (^^)
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Let's resolve it like this:
All you need is $1750 USD transfer to my account (bitcoin equivalent based on exchange rate during your transfer), and after the transaction is successful, I will proceed to delete all that kinky stuff without delay.
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Below is bitcoin wallet of mine: 1GfBNY2DfHRQRuCHLRP1vNFUjGGLCtgTab
You are given not more than 48 hours after you have opened this email (2 days to be precise).
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United States, 2022-11-22 23:00:19