Blackmail scam: "Your account is hacked. Your data is stolen. Learn how to regain access."

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Santeri
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Unread post by Santeri » 2023-5-22 23:59

The following emails are being sent to random people blackmailing for blackmailing money in the form of crypto payment. This scam is a variant of the old porn blackmail scam with "an explanation" how to "hacking" was done. Although it is ridiculous, it may sound believable if you know nothing about how operating systems work.

Here is a full email (identical) which I have received to multiple honeypot email accounts that are not connected in any way:
Hi,

I am a hacker, and I have successfully gained access to your operating system.
I also have full access to your account.

I've been watching you for a few months now.

The fact is that your computer has been infected with malware through an adult site that you visited.
If you are not familiar with this, I will explain.
Trojan Virus gives me full access and control over a computer or other device.
This means that I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and microphone, but you do not know about it.
I also have access to all your contacts and all your correspondence.

Why did your antivirus not detect malware?
Answer: The malware I used is driver-based, I update its signatures every 4 hours. Hence your antivirus is unable to detect its presence.
I made a video showing how you satisfy yourself in the left half of the screen, and the right half shows the video you were watching at the time.

With one mouse click, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on your social networks.
I can also make public all your e-mail correspondence and chat history on the messengers that you use.

If you don't want this to happen, transfer $1470 in Bitcoin equivalent to my Bitcoin address (if you do not know how to do this, just search "buy bitcoin" on Google).

My Bitcoin address (BTC Wallet) is: 17WhVHdWCW3yNNAo4LXsPRpTCnhN8wVtG8

After confirming your payment, I will delete the video immediately, and that's it. You will never hear from me again.
I will give you 50 hours (more than 2 days) to pay. I will get a notice, when you open this email, and the timer will start.
Filing a complaint somewhere does not make sense because this email cannot be tracked like my Bitcoin address.

I never make any mistakes.
If I find that you have shared this message with someone else, the video will be immediately distributed.

Best regards!
That BTC wallet is at the moment empty and has no transactions meaning that the scam failed miserably:

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Needless to say, don't waste your money on these morons.

Cheers,

Santeri