Bitcoin Blackmail E-mails

[NeuroticFish]

Nevertheless, if I do get paid, I will erase the video immediately.

Does anybody really ever believe this statement from a blackmailer - even if, by chance, he has a certain video?!
As a main rule: you fall once for a blackmail, you are good for getting milked for your entire life.

[DdmrDdmr]

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The extortion attempt text is indeed oldish by now. I’ve found a blog (see https://krypt3ia.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/extortion-phish-your-password-is-xxxx/) where these types of text were compiled, dating back from July 2018. The third case describe in the blog (Sample 3) matches the text reported in the OP, and even preserves the same BTC address in the email after two years (I checked the blog content against a 2018 saved version on TheWayBackMachine to be sure it wasn’t a recent add to the blog).

The referenced blog describes three similar variations of the same text, one even bearing a more expensive demand than the others. You received one of the cheaper versions ...

[UserU]

Does anybody really ever believe this statement from a blackmailer - even if, by chance, he has a certain video?!
As a main rule: you fall once for a blackmail, you are good for getting milked for your entire life.

Scammer: I have recorded a webcam video of you fapping to your favorite porn
User: Jokes on you, I'm using a PC.
Scammer: *runs*

[molsewid]

I tried to search my emails in that website it says " Oh no — pwned!
Pwned on 1 breached site and found no pastes (subscribe to search sensitive breaches)"

I want to know where I can find the website that leaked my email and password? I didn't receive any email but I just want to know what password is already leaked. I have many password in every website but sometimes I use twice my password cause it's hard to memorize it all.

[Lucius]

Does anybody really ever believe this statement from a blackmailer - even if, by chance, he has a certain video?!

Of course some believe, although it remains questionable whether the amount at the scammer BTC address came entirely from the victims or the scammer wanted to create the impression that people were paying for the video not to be released. Those who pay certainly have a reason for it, because they’ve probably compromised themselves at some point - and the internet is actually full of porn chat videos of people who weren’t even aware that someone was secretly recording that video chat.

I personally have never received such an e-mail, but I have always been very careful to whom and where I give my information, which ultimately proves that investing in privacy pays off in the long run.

[posi]

Crazy scam attempt. Just don't send any funds to the scammer. Somehow he hacked your email address and know the password. It doesn't mean he has all of the details about it or you did anything wrong.

From the look of the scammer wallet he didnt send any fund to the scammer and last time the wallet receive fund was last when it was reported but the OP dont let us know maybe the password provided by the scammer was his email ir social account password.

Nevertheless, if I do get paid, I will erase the video immediately.

Does anybody really ever believe this statement from a blackmailer - even if, by chance, he has a certain video?!
As a main rule: you fall once for a blackmail, you are good for getting milked for your entire life.

Truth.

[Vatimins]

     Oh my god. This is really so scary. If it were me, I really would have panicked so much that I wouldn't have the right mind to think properly. With situations like this, it really makes me believe that bitcoin is truly a huge gamble regardless of the trend because just by holding it, if you do not have enough knowledge on how to keep your possession safe, you may lose everything. I kinda wish thee were guys that hunt down people like these who scam others. Like a crypto police or something.

[imstillthebest]

    Oh my god. This is really so scary. If it were me, I really would have panicked so much that I wouldn't have the right mind to think properly. With situations like this, it really makes me believe that bitcoin is truly a huge gamble regardless of the trend because just by holding it, if you do not have enough knowledge on how to keep your possession safe, you may lose everything. I kinda wish thee were guys that hunt down people like these who scam others. Like a crypto police or something.

It is Scarry because it was like a sextorion . Many cases were reported on the past and those cases were real  . I'm afraid if we will ignore something like this , they will spread our private and sensitive contents but we don't also have an ability to pay such amount they ask  . Best thing we can do is to report them like on what we saw on the news . Police will then hunt them  anyway I check the site and it says I'm a victim but I don't receive an email . Site could be fake

[ChiBitCTy]

I have received this same email before. They got your info via being pwned. Don’t reply and don’t worry about it if you receive this email. It’s a good reminder to make your passwords more difficult overall and to make sure your phone number is NOT listed in conjunction with your email as a 2FA recovery mechanism , that’s a good way to get sim swapped.

[Twentyonepaylots]

It's the same script that these scammers send from those leaked email databases that they have. Don't send any amount to that lazy person.

Okay, I think changing his password will work but how about his dirty little secrets? It will spill if he refuse. Don't get me wrong, I agree that he should not give money because the hacker will abuse him further but that sounds life threatening.

So my question is, Is this really a serious issue or just simple hacking incident done by a prankster and everything he said are all lies ?

There are no "dirty little secrets".This is just a made up lie,so the victim could panic and decide to pay the ransom.The hacker has only the victim's password and nothing else.

They are just guessing in likely manner of which is most of us are doing just like surfing on 18 above websites. This tactic is used many times in various incidents, no one should believe about it actually, unless he did somehow installed a remote program to you computer to open the webcam without you noticing. I'd just laugh when I receive any of these and will reply, " sucka my ass".

Most of those "hackers" aren't that tech savvy or smart.They are just copying the same old hacking methods.

Same tactic every time, yes, yet there are still people who fall to it.

Nobody should ever pay a ransom to a hacker.It doesn't matter what personal info is revealed.

Yeah, once they know that you paid them, they are going to make you a milking cow coz they know that you got what they want.

I don't know but haveibeenpwned.com seems to be a legit website that has been around since 2013 and has over 2 million verified email addresses.

I tried it just now, it says no "no pwnage found", no breaching and no pastes, seems like my devices are healthy  

[Artemis3]

Ignore the email (it's bluffing) but change all passwords (do NOT re use passwords across sites).

The password looks correct because it was obtained by a dump probably sold in certain circles. I got the same email last year, it had a password that looked like something i might have used a decade ago. So at some point your data was stolen from someplace you used to have an account, they pick the password and the email from there use the same template, send it to all to see who gets scared to believe it and sends them money...

This is a tiny bit of a step up from spam, or the Nigerian prince scam. Its a shame so many people fall for it, proves the criminal that it is working. I wish the likes of you knew better and ignored that idiotic email; but alas the world is full of fools, and they exploit their fears.

There is this thing in psychology about fear making people not think properly and they are the perfect victims. You randomly threat everyone saying "i know your secret" with some data mined from each recipient and, of course, a % of people will give in.

[Slow death]

man I died laughing with this threat, seriously there are some things I need to ask you:

1 - do you really put your intimate photos on the PC or in emails?

2 - do you do inappropriate things while your webcam is on?

If you don't do any of that, then you don't have to worry about scammers.

Another important point is that the scammers did not send anything relevant about your life, which means that the scammers are bluffing

[Eternad]

I have been a victim of this type of mail in the past and the most horrible thing there was that the password contained in the mail was truly the right password which when I checked online I discovered it was leaked through cashrate. Unfortunately for the hacker, I have no single penny so I could not pay the ransom. I moved on and change my password. I was hoping he will leak all the video as he has narrated in the mail but up till date nothing like that ever leaked  . The Op should change his password and forget about this

There were times that my email notify being login in from different countries, luckily I have some security keys in my email that will notify me when there's suspicious login attempts, but it might be differ from what OP referring as the hackers may already opened the email easily, better provide a too strong password as well avoid using emails in different sites. I usually have different emails for personal, for crypto and both of them have nothing to get, it's hard to put anything in email nowadays they might not find money but maybe something too interesting to leak

[coinfinger]

How sure are we that you’re also not trying to blackmail other people with the website link you have entered here? I hope other people have not clicked and entered their information on the website you posted. The website you have posted here for checking whether someone is a victim, anyone making use of that website is even putting themselves in more risks because the site is requesting for email, you’re giving out your email to people you don’t know anything about and that means they can steal it use it for whatever they want.

My advice is that people should stop making use of the same password for every account they create on websites, it’s best to use different passwords. And if you have been a victim, don’t worry yourself a lot, just change information and you’re good.

[Leviathan.007]

They bulk send the same email to multiple email address and hope for someone to send them some bitcoin. If the password you mentioned XXX as correct for your email address, they maybe got your email cracked using a simple vps. However, I would highly recommend everyone to cover the webcams with two layers of black paper to make sure none can spy on you. most known way to is to covering up the camera next time and for this time, they are maybe just bluffing.

[Warkop]

I suggest not to enter it because from what I know most emails like this are scammers, if a wrong step is bound to lose data forever, because emails like this have happened to my friends, and after my friends enter them and follow all the steps they provide all important data The email will definitely be lost and the email password cannot be changed again. So for that always be vigilant in this way, don't do it right away.

[Kakmakr]

Hey, we live in a world where people willingly show their titbits on the Internet.. so why would this email bother you. The way to get rid of them, is to ignore them. If they continue and there are some kind of communication.. then just tell them you are a sex worker and your "private" parts are all over the Internet for everyone to see. (Direct them to a fake ForYou page) 

Who "FAPS" with a webcam uncovered.. ? (Tell us, so that we can share in the fun)    We do not live in the dark ages anymore, just play along with these people, but never pay them. 

If they are persistent, ask for a 3 minute preview of your so-called video... 9 out of 10 times, they will not have anything. 

[jossiel]

It's the same script that these scammers send from those leaked email databases that they have. Don't send any amount to that lazy person.

Okay, I think changing his password will work but how about his dirty little secrets? It will spill if he refuse. Don't get me wrong, I agree that he should not give money because the hacker will abuse him further but that sounds life threatening.

So my question is, Is this really a serious issue or just simple hacking incident done by a prankster and everything he said are all lies ?

Don't believe it.

These are bribes which will scare you out to force you to pay them what they are asking for. As I've said, it's the same script that they are disseminating to other potential victim of theirs.

It's a simple trick which you'll fear them as if they're telling the truth. I've receive tons of emails like that but I ignore it and nothing happened.

[erikoy]

Nah forget it. If he really does the video then ask him to show it for you to pay him directly. But if he gets reasoning then this ks really a scam. As we all know that most people do the scamming and they earn money fast and easy. If you do not want this to happen to you then forget all then ignore it. They can't really do things he says as long you will not able to install a program that enables him to connect him to your computer. Good thing you were able to post it here so that you can get ideas from other users too.

[online73]

Do not send money under any circumstances - the blackmailer has already crossed the line that it will prevent him from doing it again. I had similar letters from scammers - I made it a rule to change the password every month, not only in the mail, but on all sites. In addition to all this, you should make it a rule to change Windows every 6 months. Unfortunately, in connection with the pandemic, offerors have become more active, there are those who are directly trying to blackmail you. There are those who, having taken possession of your passwords, will quietly wait for the "successful" moment. This is the problem of the entire internet. You just need to be careful.