Bitcoin Masterbating 2.0 Emails, don’t fall for the trap.

[jossiel]

If anyone is wondering how much money these cyber criminals are making? You will be surprised: Porn scammers making $100,000 a month from sextortion emails and
Following the money in a massive “sextortion” spam scheme.

It's just a matter of time and these criminals will be earning nothing soon. When the knowledge about this scam gets broader and those past victims will know how these scammers do it, they won't be a victim anymore.

Thanks so much for the tip, right now, it's true, believe me, my uncle call me on phone and ask me what to do because he received some e-mail asking for BTC and shows the right password that he uses
He was desperate, but I remembered this thread and translated to him, so it was very useful information my friend
You helped a person from Brazil 

You should also give your uncle a tip that don't sign his email up in websites that he don't know or unnecessary.

[figmentofmyass]

Wait, isn't it common practice to tape over your laptop webcam?

physical microphone blockers too, if you wanna take it to the next level. https://www.amazon.com/Mic-Lock-Microphone-Blocker-Pack-Surveillance/dp/B076CSLB5H?th=1

technically you should probably also leave your smartphone outside of the room if you don't wanna be recorded. /tinfoil hat

But yeah, another thing to consider is that a video of a random ass male jacking off isn't exactly popular on the internet. Even if someone did put up your video out there, chances are no one is even going to look at it lmao.

unless you're someone important. public official, candidate for office, CEO of a fortune 500 company etc. then that shit will come back to bite you.

[buwaytress]

unless you're someone important. public official, candidate for office, CEO of a fortune 500 company etc. then that shit will come back to bite you.

Unless you pull of a Bill Clinton, where he got even more popular after all that Lewinsky nonsense. Or if you're a girl, then in which case you'll get even more famous and people will start offering you jobs.

Like that Jessica Khater from pron to Head of Institutional Lending

But hey, it's Bitcoin. We've got Ver, Wright, McAfee, why not unwitting pronstar?

[adzino]

Looks like those emails contain just your password. I saw someone posting a part of their email which was saying something like "I know xxxxx is your password". Looks like those are passwords and related email taken from the internet where the databases has been leaked. Or those scammers buying those emails and passwords from those black market and trying to extort people by saying they know they were doing something "obvious". I remember reading somewhere it was an old trick, which existed even before the internet where blackmailers used to send letter on the mailboxes stating they know they were having an affair with someone. Some used to get scared and pay them.

[figmentofmyass]

unless you're someone important. public official, candidate for office, CEO of a fortune 500 company etc. then that shit will come back to bite you.

Unless you pull of a Bill Clinton, where he got even more popular after all that Lewinsky nonsense.

sure, he was the cool, weed smoking, sax playing dude getting head from staffers. but getting caught beating off on webcam is a much worse look. imagine having your o-face plastered all over the internet. there's no recovering your dignity after that. they'll be making memes about you.

i'm just saying, if you ever run for office and start gaining some traction, and you haven't been careful, expect those pictures to surface, or to be blackmailed with them. it's a brave new world....

/tinfoil hat

[o_e_l_e_o]

technically you should probably also leave your smartphone outside of the room if you don't wanna be recorded. /tinfoil hat

You say tinfoil hat, but it's not a ridiculous statement to make. There have been too many reports to ignore of people who have casually talked about something with their friends or family, and then start seeing ads related to that conversation on Google, Facebook, etc.

i'm just saying, if you ever run for office and start gaining some traction, and you haven't been careful, expect those pictures to surface, or to be blackmailed with them. it's a brave new world....

I am so glad I grew up in an age before social media. I have never owned a social media account, but I have plenty of friends who do and despite my best efforts there are still a handful of photos of me on their profiles/walls/accounts/whatever across various social media sites. Nothing incriminating, thankfully. Given how ubiquitous various social media sites are now, the majority of children of today probably have hundreds if not thousands of pictures of them strewn across the internet by the time they hit their 20s, including I'm sure pictures which could affect future education, careers, relationships, etc.

[MysteryMiner]

I got two of these e-mails with like 3 weeks between them. When I got first I was like masturbating 20 minutes ago to CP and for a few seconds I really suspected I was somehow hacked. Then I understood it is just a good social engineering and lame attempt to scam. My systems are as secure as always and the bitcoins in unencrypted wallet was not stolen. Anyone with access to my PC probably will steal them and I will know for sure my system is pwned. And I have no Facebook profile (only fakes).

[Genemind]

I instantly report spam emails in my inbox and ignore most of them. I don't open any links associated with unsolicited emails. Being aware of how scammers do their schemes is a big thing, I've encountered several scam attempts before especially when they are aware you are new to crypto. Just be cautious and be aware, take note that easy money is not a sound money.

[Lorence.xD]

Yikes--there was another thread recently about this, and I'm not worried since I don't have a webcam and generally don't even look at porn.  That's disturbing that the extortionists actually had some sensitive data on people.  That and the thread that there might be "compromising video" would likely scare quite a few folks.  

Thanks for the additional heads up, OP.  Even if it seems relatively obvious that it's a scam, there are potential victims who might fall for it if they're not warned.  That seems to be the case with all of those scams, unfortunately.

The extortionists do not have a personal data on anybody just to be clear, they rely on social engineering the people who see their message, it is kind of like casting a net in the see, the larger the net, the more your chances to catch one. A Youtuber named SomeOrdinaryGamers investigated this exact scamming email. There will be people who will be falling for it especially those people who are not aware of their security and are guilty on doing what is in the email.

When I got first I was like masturbating 20 minutes ago to CP and for a few seconds I really suspected I was somehow hacked.

What is CP in this context? The only CP I know is illegal.

[Alucard1]

I will never be a victim of this kind of scam because I am not that a porn addict and will never give someone money without any valid reason, if they do blackmail then go, I won't believe it unless it was proven. Always ignore if there is some message given to you asking for money or ransomware without doing research.

If you are afraid of this kind of scam then better to cover the camera of your cellphone or laptop while watching, that would be the only way for you if you still want to watch but being afraid of the scam.

[New_order]

Thanks for sharing, I don't watch porn on laptop or PC anyways and moreover I don't open mails that I'm not expecting, there are over hundreds of not thousands of unread mails in my inbox, they are mostly from spammers and scammers, I don't have the time to check them out so I can't get caught in such trap