Email extortion/blackmail for Bitcoin.

[The Cryptovator]

I hope you realize by reading the topic title what I want to say. I have seen a similar thread before but seems the scammer use a new Bitcoin address and I didn't found it by forum search. Scammer tries to blackmail by email. I received a spam mail where a scammer asking to pay BTC to secure and remove video recorded from my web camera. Lol, it was really funny to me. I don't care even he recorded something because I am not involved with sharing such as sexual content. The email was very long, so I don't think should post here and I think there would be malware as well. So I simply record the BTC address and delete the email.

This is the BTC address: 1PwonAt3HzdHmauZnfRe6tmwavhxYP1oSY
This was the sender email address: coilas@clubcoral.ru

There is seven reports of this address on the Bitcoinabuse. According to reports, most likely blackmailer gained emails from Ledger leaked database. So, don't be confused if you received such as mail. This is totally fake, scammer can't do anything. Good to see that the scammer's address doesn't receive anything. Just delete that kind of message from your spam folder.

[matjas]

Another example of an interesting "personalized" spam extortion is when a scammer uses one of those hacked email/password databases which could be accessed by anyone and then sends you an email including one of your actual passwords. If the user doesn't know about the database leaks, it can be really alarming.

Ive got one of those spam emails with BTC address 1F34aT9yKXbHB5aGUBqi6U4Mm343LAEFTV   

[NeuroticFish]

According to reports, most likely blackmailer gained emails from Ledger leaked database. So, don't be confused if you received such as mail. This is totally fake, scammer can't do anything.

I remember I've seen somebody reporting such e-mail long ago, way before the Ledger customers' database leak.
Although the scammer may have gotten now more personal details from the leaked data, I would not tie it to Ledger. The idea is older, the mails have started before.

Of course, it's just a scammer gone fishing. If somebody falls for it, he is in luck. But he has nothing, he can't do anything. And even if he would have, you have no guarantee that he will stop, instead I expect the opposite if he receives money. So yes, the mail has to be reported as spam and removed. That's all.

[Igebotz]

I don't know much about windows camera hack but I have a little knowledge about phone camera hack but the procedure is not friendly and seemed difficult because it has two ways;

• Through your IMEl number

It's very possible to hack the back and front of your camera through IMEI number but it quite difficult for a scammer to get this info.

• Through. Apps

I don't want to mention the app for security reasons but it's useful at some point you could watch your kids at school and if there's any form of kidnapping you could easily turn on the camera to capture but most of the time it's being used for the silk road and blackmail. The procedure is kept difficult because the app must be installed in your target's phone and sign up, integrate and hide the app into the phone, then install the same app on your phone sign in and there you can control cameras and calls.

It's funny when I come across something like this because I'm quite knowledgeable in this field, this is a cheap scammer looking for newbies to set ablaze.

Just delete and filter your mails.

[Lucius]

I think the only way to protect ourselves in the future is a whole new approach to how we treat our personal information. Every day we can read that a database has been hacked and there are no more rules whether it is a lesser-known food ordering service or companies that, paradoxically, provide services related to online security. Just a few days ago, the news spread on the Internet that the largest database ever had been made public - and it contains as many as 3.2 billion records. Be sure to check that your information is also publicly available and take appropriate action to protect your online accounts.

It’s being called the biggest breach of all time and the mother of all breaches: COMB, or the Compilation of Many Breaches, contains more than 3.2 billion unique pairs of cleartext emails and passwords. While many data breaches and leaks have plagued the internet in the past, this one is exceptional in the sheer size of it. To wit, the entire population of the planet is at roughly 7.8 billion, and this is about 40% of that.

[Pmalek]

@Coolcryptovator

What you are describing is known as Sextortion or a Sextortion email scam. Such emails have been circulating years prior to the Ledger database leak. Here is a report from 2018 showing how it works. You guessed it correctly. Usually, the scammers get their hands on a leaked database from somewhere. They check the records and email the people whose data got leaked.

The emails are meant to shock and scare you. That's why they usually begin by telling you what password you use. They got the password from the leaked data. They will then tell you that they have hacked your computer and webcam, they have seen what you are doing (references are made to sex or masturbation), and they will email every nasty thing they have seen you do to your friends and family unless you pay them a ransom.

Obviously, none of that is true and all they have is your email and password from a leak they found or bought somewhere.

[TalkStar]

I hope you realize by reading the topic title what I want to say. I have seen a similar thread before but seems the scammer use a new Bitcoin address and I didn't found it by forum search. Scammer tries to blackmail by email. I received a spam mail where a scammer asking to pay BTC to secure and remove video recorded from my web camera. Lol, it was really funny to me. I don't care even he recorded something because I am not involved with sharing such as sexual content.

Getting this type of emails and baseless threat is nothing new. Its a part of our daily life now who are visiting crypto based sites on a regular basis. Its not like that scammers are just getting all these emails from Ledger's leaked database where they have many more options to collect crypto oriented databases. I can't remember exactly when i last checked my emails spam folder which actually give nothing but fun. After using Btc winning,  lottery winners, lucky draw now these scammers are starting to use the trick of web cam.... Lol.

Best solution for this type emails have already been provided by you and I am quite agree with you. Just ignore these email and clean your spam folder regularly.

[Pla7inum]

I've seen similar once, I just lough at them.

[pawanjain]

I hope you realize by reading the topic title what I want to say. I have seen a similar thread before but seems the scammer use a new Bitcoin address and I didn't found it by forum search. Scammer tries to blackmail by email. I received a spam mail where a scammer asking to pay BTC to secure and remove video recorded from my web camera. Lol, it was really funny to me. I don't care even he recorded something because I am not involved with sharing such as sexual content. The email was very long, so I don't think should post here and I think there would be malware as well. So I simply record the BTC address and delete the email.

This is the BTC address: 1PwonAt3HzdHmauZnfRe6tmwavhxYP1oSY
This was the sender email address: coilas@clubcoral.ru

There is seven reports of this address on the Bitcoinabuse. According to reports, most likely blackmailer gained emails from Ledger leaked database. So, don't be confused if you received such as mail. This is totally fake, scammer can't do anything. Good to see that the scammer's address doesn't receive anything. Just delete that kind of message from your spam folder.

This is where the latest laptops with privacy shutters come to the rescue. My laptop has a webcam as well but fortunately there's a privacy shutter too which hides the webcam.
I have never used the webcam since the day I bought my laptop.

As for the email, this is nothing new as we have already seen such reports a few years ago. Ignoring these emails and reporting it is the best way to tackle this situation.

But yes, it's always good to bring out such scams so that the newbies are aware of it.

[The Cryptovator]

It will be more believable if he sends part of the video or a photo that you haven't taken.

Usually, they can't do it. Because this is just a fake threat, they don't have anything. Basically, they assumed that most of the crypto users visit the porno site, that's why scammers are telling you that he/she has injected a virus from there. So those who have been visiting porno sites would be afraid and believe in the story. And eventually, newbies would attempt to send bitcoin. Most probably scammer generates term one-time mail, so they wouldn't be traced. Replying to them wouldn't help you, ignoring is the best way to avoid any unexpected issue.

[sheenshane]

Thanks for sharing this.

I think it's time to change your email account that has received extortion, transfer it to another new email address those any associated accounts like social media or Bitcoin wallet on that email address.  That's the reason I didn't even check any spam mails on my email account and always separate email address that linked into the wallet and social media accounts.  An email address that prone to this is a scam attempt that used in bounty hunting or joining airdrops, it should also be separated.

There are 9 reports on that Bitcoins address that attempt to scam that used in blackmailing in compromised email addresses.  It's good to know that there's no one who falls into the trap.

[Taskford]

I hope you realize by reading the topic title what I want to say. I have seen a similar thread before but seems the scammer use a new Bitcoin address and I didn't found it by forum search. Scammer tries to blackmail by email. I received a spam mail where a scammer asking to pay BTC to secure and remove video recorded from my web camera. Lol, it was really funny to me. I don't care even he recorded something because I am not involved with sharing such as sexual content. The email was very long, so I don't think should post here and I think there would be malware as well. So I simply record the BTC address and delete the email.

This is the BTC address: 1PwonAt3HzdHmauZnfRe6tmwavhxYP1oSY
This was the sender email address: coilas@clubcoral.ru

There is seven reports of this address on the Bitcoinabuse. According to reports, most likely blackmailer gained emails from Ledger leaked database. So, don't be confused if you received such as mail. This is totally fake, scammer can't do anything. Good to see that the scammer's address doesn't receive anything. Just delete that kind of message from your spam folder.

Actually this kind of modus has a warning came from consumer.ftc.gov

check this  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/scam-emails-demand-bitcoin-threaten-blackmail

As based on your post you have similar statement on the posted article so that means that this one really exist. And if someone receive this kind of email better they should ignore it and don't listen to the threats they placed since for sure they don't have any recorded videos of yours in their position and their main intention is to make you afraid of them and be there milking cash cow.

[boyptc]

I've received the same blackmail but I do nothing and just ignore it. I even replied to one of them to get a life and job.

I think it's time to change your email account that has received extortion

Just leave the email if you don't want to receive such but these scammers will keep on sending unsolicited emails, spams and blackmail emails as it's already saved to their database/record.