StopScamFraud

Posted: **30 March 2023**

From: Your Name Here
To: Your Name Here
Date: 2 Feb 2023 04:44:45 +0000
Subject: Waiting for the payment.

Hello!
Have you recently noticed that I have e-mailed you from your account?
Yes, this simply means that I have total access to your device.

For the last couple of months, I have been watching you.
Still wondering how is that possible? Well, you have been infected with malware originating from an adult website that you visited. You may not be familiar with this, but I will try explaining it to you.

With help of the Trojan Virus, I have complete access to a PC or any other device.
This simply means I can see you at any time I wish to on your screen by simply turning on your camera and microphone, without you even noticing it. In addition, I have also got access to your contacts list and all your correspondence.

You may be asking yourself, "But my PC has an active antivirus, how is this even possible? Why didn't I receive any notification?" Well, the answer is simple: my malware uses drivers, where I update the signatures every four hours, making it undetectable, and hence keeping your antivirus silent.

I have a video of you wanking on the left screen, and on the right screen - the video you were watching while m*st*rbat*ng.
Wondering how bad could this get? With just a single click of my mouse, this video can be sent to all your social networks, and e-mail contacts.
I can also share access to all your e-mail correspondence and messengers that you use.

All you have to do to prevent this from happening is - transfer bitcoins worth $1450 (USD) to my Bitcoin address (if you have no idea how to do this, you can open your browser and simply search: "Buy Bitcoin").

My bitcoin address (BTC Wallet) is: 1Kb1DScy1ZHanxvTD8WK62RTPt6GmynmDn

After receiving a confirmation of your payment, I will delete the video right away, and that's it, you will never hear from me again.
You have 2 days (48 hours) to complete this transaction.
Once you open this e-mail, I will receive a notification, and my timer will start ticking.

Any attempt to file a complaint will not result in anything, since this e-mail cannot be traced back, same as my bitcoin id.
I have been working on this for a very long time by now; I do not give any chance for a mistake.

If, by any chance I find out that you have shared this message with anybody else, I will broadcast your video as mentioned above.

Posted: **30 March 2023**

EXTORTION SCAM WARNING - PLEASE READ: The email posted above is a typical extortion scam attempting to blackmail the recipient by falsely claiming that their computer has been hacked, infected with malware, or compromised by a trojan virus, a remote access tool, a remote administration tool, or a remote access trojan (RAT). These claims are completely false and should be disregarded.

The email makes baseless allegations, stating that the sender has gained access to your computer and/or your computer’s front-facing camera. The scammer then threatens to expose compromising photos and videos allegedly obtained by hacking your computer. They may also claim that they will send this content to your friends, family, coworkers, and others unless you pay a specified sum, typically in Bitcoin, within a short time frame—usually 24 to 48 hours.

If the extortion email appears to have been sent from your own email address, rest assured that your email account has not been hacked. The scammer is merely using a technique called email spoofing, which allows them to send the scam from their own server while displaying your email address as the sender. Analyzing the full email headers of the extortion scam email would reveal that the email originated from a different IP address and server, not from your own email account.

These types of emails often make additional false claims, such as threatening to expose other personal information or digital content, or even to have you arrested by law enforcement for not complying. Again, these are lies. The scammer may further promise that paying the demanded sum will lead to the immediate deletion of all compromised files and the cessation of future threats. Again, more lies because they aren't really in possession of any of your personal content.

In every instance, the claims made in these emails are entirely fabricated. Your computer has not been compromised by any malware, and the scammer does not have access to any of your personal files, photos, or camera. They are simply attempting to deceive you into paying money to them by bluffing and manipulating your fear.

If you were to send money to the scammer, they would not be able to trace the payment back to you, as Bitcoin transactions are anonymous. As a result, they would have no way of knowing that you were the one who made the payment that was made to their Bitcoin wallet. Moreover, once the payment is made, there would be no way for you to contact the scammer about the payment, and they would likely continue to extort you for additional money if they were even able to identify you as the payer.

If you receive an email like this, do not panic, stress, or respond in any way. These emails are 100% fraudulent. This type of scam, commonly referred to as “ScareWare” or “Sextortion,” relies on fear and deception. Simply delete the email and ignore the scammer. Typically, such emails are sent out randomly to thousands of email addresses, meaning they are not targeting you personally. The scammer likely only has your email address and no other personal information about you.

Another common form of ScareWare involves scammers pretending to be from agencies like the FBI or other law enforcement bodies. They will threaten you with arrest or charges for a fictitious crime unless you send them money. These are also false threats and should be ignored.

In conclusion, don’t let these emails cause you distress. Recognize them for what they are, which are merely fraudulent, empty threats and do not take any action other than deleting the email and ignoring it.

If you want to scan your computer for possible malware or trojans, which is always good to do as a safety precaution, then you can go to https://malwarebytes.com to download, install and run Malwarebytes to perform a free malware check on your computer for any possible presence of malicious software.

Hitman Pro is another software package which offers a fully functional (30-day free trial) anti-malware program that you can also run on your computer and which cleans malware, viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, rootkits, trackers, spyware and more. You can download it here: https://hitmanpro.com

If you are interested to see the status of any Bitcoin wallet, and how much money has been recently transferred in and out of the wallet, then go to https://bitref.com/. Once on the website, enter the Bitcoin wallet address from the above email into the box and it will show you a history of the last 50 payments (if any) made in and and out of that Bitcoin wallet.

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Hacker Extortion Scam - Bitcoin Wallet: 1Kb1DScy1ZHanxvTD8WK62RTPt6GmynmDn

Hacker Extortion Scam - Bitcoin Wallet: 1Kb1DScy1ZHanxvTD8WK62RTPt6GmynmDn

Hacker Extortion Scam - Bitcoin Wallet: 1Kb1DScy1ZHanxvTD8WK62RTPt6GmynmDn