Blackmail

[Sajibchakroborty]

Hi ! Bitcoin is a decentralized form of money. And since this is money, you must report the blackmail ... to the police.

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Because Bitcoin is not a company, nor a company's product.
Bitcoin is decentralized, it has no CEO and so on.

Bitcoin is a decentralized form of money. And since it's money, you should report the blackmail to ... the police.

[1714964090]

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[DdmrDdmr]

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So if instead they chose to demand a payment in fiat, would you try to report it to your country’s Central Bank? I don’t think so …

The procedure would probably be to report to the authorities in any case, but it would depend on the context of the attempted blackmail, and you really do not provide any details to let other chime-in in the proper direction (as opposed to leaving everybody guessing and hypothesising possible scenarios).

If you really want people to provide their advice, you really should be more thorough depicting the events, and more interactive on this thread.

[TheNineClub]

Because that's obviously a matter for the police. Blackmail is punishable by law and that law is enforced by the police, not by a nonexisting entity that is Bitcoin (it's a cryptocurrency, not a government or a company). In the same way that you wouldn't report FIAT blackmail to your local governmental monetary institution (and there is much more structure there than in BTC), you would report it to the police.

[passwordnow]

You've received this blackmail in your email? Well, there's nothing you can do about it but DON'T PAY if there are emails blackmailing you and asking you to pay for this xx amount. It's likely that your email has been stored to a list or database and sold to these scammers and they make a story of what you've done for them to blackmail you. I'm guessing that they've given you a set of instructions on how to buy bitcoin and the wallet address where you'll send it. That blackmailing has happened to me but don't believe with their false stories.

[philipma1957]

If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?

Actually you can report to the police.

I routinely get emails saying

 “ i took over your computer and recorded you watching porn and pleasuring yourself send me bitcoin” I could report this to the local police and the fbi or not.

Since I have no camera on my pc I know the blackmailing piece of shit does not have me on film.

so I smile and do nothing. I suggest you  do the same

[Maestro75]

I'm curious: OP's username looks like they're just using Bitcointalk for spam. Or they're dumb enough to get more spam on their real email address.

I believe it is both, and in addition to that the OP is trolling for attention with that spam post. I do not know why someone had to merit his post.

[philipma1957]

I'm curious: OP's username looks like they're just using Bitcointalk for spam. Or they're dumb enough to get more spam on their real email address.

I believe it is both, and in addition to that the OP is trolling for attention with that spam post. I do not know why someone had to merit his post.

Dude it is Christmas Day and if we can't have some generosity on that day why bother. I gave 7 newbies a merit today Just because it is Christmas.






Oh to the op here is the email I got "blackmailing me"

...Gгeetἰɴɡs!

I hɑνe to shaгe bad ɴews wἱth yσu. Aρρᴦoxἰᴍɑtely a ḟew ᴍᴏᴨths ɑɡᴏ, I ɡɑἱᴨed acϲess tᴏ youг ďeѵἰces, whἱϲh you use ḟoг ἱɴteгᴨet bгowsἱᴨɡ. Aḟteг that, I hɑνe staᴦted tᴦɑcᴋἰɴɡ youг ἱᴨteᴦᴨet ɑctἰνἰtἱes.

Heгe ἰs the sequeɴᴄe σḟ eѵeɴts:

Soᴍe tἱᴍe aɡσ, I ρuгϲhased acϲess tσ eᴍaἰl aϲᴄouɴts ḟгᴏᴍ hɑᴄкeгs (ᴨᴏwadɑys, ἰt ἰs quἱte sἰᴍρle tᴏ buy ἱt oᴨlἱɴe). I hɑѵe easἰly ᴍɑᴨɑɡed tᴏ loɡ ἱɴ to youᴦ eᴍɑἱl ɑcᴄᴏuɴt -markmopsick@outlook.com-.

Oɴe weeĸ lɑteᴦ, I haνe ɑlгeady ἰᴨstɑlled the Tᴦoյaɴ νἰгus ᴏᴨ the Opeᴦɑtἰᴨɡ Systeᴍs oḟ ɑll the ďeѵἱᴄes you use to ɑϲᴄess youᴦ eᴍɑἰl. It wɑs ɴᴏt haᴦd ɑt all (sἱᴨce you weᴦe ḟᴏllᴏwἱɴɡ the lἱɴкs ḟᴦoᴍ yᴏuᴦ ἱɴbox eᴍɑἱls). All ἱɴɡeᴨἰous ἰs sἰᴍple.

Thἰs sσḟtwɑгe pгσѵἱdes ᴍe wἰth aᴄϲess to all yᴏuᴦ ďeνἱces' ϲoɴtгᴏlleᴦs (e.ɡ., yᴏuг ᴍἰϲгoρhoɴe, νἰďeσ caᴍeгɑ, aᴨd ᴋeyboaᴦd). I hɑѵe dowᴨloaďed all youᴦ ἰɴḟoгᴍatἱoɴ, ďata, phσtos, web bгᴏwsἱɴɡ hἰstσᴦy tσ ᴍy seᴦѵeᴦs. I haνe ɑᴄcess to ɑll yσuᴦ ᴍesseɴɡeᴦs, soϲἱɑl ᴨetwoгᴋs, eᴍaἱls, ᴄhat hἱstoгy, ɑᴨď ᴄᴏɴtɑcts lἰst. My ѵἰᴦus ᴄσᴨtἰᴨuᴏusly ᴦeḟгeshes the sἱɡᴨɑtuᴦes (ἰt ἱs ďгἱѵeг-baseď) ɑɴd heᴨce гeᴍɑἱɴs ἱᴨνἱsἱble ḟᴏг ɑɴtἱѵἰᴦus soḟtwaᴦe.

Lἰкewἱse, I ɡuess by ɴow you uᴨďeᴦstɑᴨď why I hɑνe stɑyed uɴdetecteď uɴtἱl thἰs letteᴦ.

Whἱle ɡatheгἱɴɡ ἱɴḟᴏᴦᴍɑtἰᴏɴ ɑbᴏut yᴏu, I hɑѵe dἰscoѵeгeď that you ɑᴦe a bἰɡ ḟɑɴ ᴏḟ ɑdult websἱtes. You loѵe νἰsἱtἰɴɡ poгᴨ websἰtes ɑᴨd wɑtchἰɴɡ exϲἱtἱᴨɡ νἰdeos whἰle eɴďuᴦἰᴨɡ ɑɴ eɴσᴦᴍσus aᴍᴏuᴨt σḟ ρleasuᴦe. Well, I hɑνe ᴍɑᴨɑɡeď tσ гeϲσгď ɑ ᴨuᴍbeг oḟ youᴦ ďἱгty sᴄeᴨes aᴨď ᴍσɴtaɡed ɑ ḟew ѵἱdeᴏs, whἱᴄh shᴏw how yᴏu ᴍɑstuᴦbate ɑᴨd ᴦeach oгɡasᴍs.

Iḟ you haνe ďσubts, I ϲɑɴ ᴍɑкe a ḟew clἰcᴋs σḟ ᴍy ᴍσuse, aᴨd ɑll youг ѵἱďeos wἰll be shaгeď wἰth youᴦ ḟᴦἱeɴďs, cσlleɑɡues, aᴨď ᴦelatἰѵes. I alsσ hɑѵe ɴᴏ ἱssue ɑt ɑll wἰth ᴍaкἱᴨɡ theᴍ aѵɑἱlɑble ḟoг ρublἰϲ aᴄᴄess. I ɡuess you doᴨ't waɴt thɑt tᴏ happeᴨ. Cσᴨsἱďeᴦἰᴨɡ the sρeϲἰḟἱcἰty σḟ the νἱdeos yᴏu lἱĸe to watch (yᴏu peᴦḟeᴄtly кᴨσw what I ᴍeaɴ), ἰt wἰll cɑuse a гeɑl cɑtastᴦoρhe ḟᴏг you.

Let's settle ἰt thἱs way:
You tгaɴsḟeᴦ $1855 USD to ᴍe (ἰᴨ Bἰtcᴏἰᴨ equἱѵaleᴨt aϲcᴏᴦďἰɴɡ to the exϲhɑɴɡe гɑte ɑt the ᴍoᴍeᴨt σḟ ḟuᴨds tᴦaᴨsḟeᴦ), aɴd σᴨᴄe the tᴦaɴsḟeᴦ ἰs гeϲeἰνed, I wἰll delete all thἰs dἱгty stuḟḟ ᴦἱɡht away. Aḟteг that, we wἰll ḟᴏᴦɡet ɑbout eaᴄh σtheг. I alsσ ρгoᴍἱse to deactἰѵɑte aᴨd ďelete all the haгᴍḟul sσḟtwɑгe ḟгᴏᴍ yᴏuᴦ deѵἰᴄes. Tгust ᴍe. I кeeρ ᴍy woгď.

Thɑt ἱs ɑ ḟɑἱг deal, aᴨď the ρгἱce ἰs ᴦelatἰѵely lσw, cᴏɴsἱďeᴦἱᴨɡ that I haνe beeᴨ ϲheᴄкἱᴨɡ out yᴏuг pᴦᴏḟἱle aɴď tᴦaḟḟἰc ḟσг sσᴍe tἱᴍe by ɴow. Iḟ yσu dσɴ't ĸᴨᴏw how tᴏ puᴦᴄhase ɑɴd tгaᴨsḟeг bἰtϲoἱᴨs - you ᴄaᴨ use aɴy ᴍoďeᴦᴨ seaгϲh eɴɡἰɴe.

Heгe ἱs ᴍy Bἰtcσἱɴ wɑllet: 1MMjm..............KF2BU2


Yσu haνe less thɑɴ 48 houгs ḟᴦoᴍ the ᴍᴏᴍeɴt you ᴏpeɴeď thἱs eᴍaἱl (pгecἰsely twσ ďays).

Thἱɴɡs yᴏu ɴeed tσ ɑνσἱď ḟгᴏᴍ ďᴏἰɴɡ:
*Dσ ᴨot ᴦeply to ᴍe (I hɑѵe ᴄгeated thἰs eᴍɑἰl ἰɴsἰďe yᴏuᴦ ἰᴨbox ɑɴd ɡeᴨeгɑteď the гetuгᴨ adďгess).
*Do ɴᴏt tгy to coᴨtact the ρσlἰᴄe aᴨd otheг seϲuгἰty seᴦνἰces. Alsσ, ḟoгɡet ɑbᴏut tellἱɴɡ yσuᴦ ḟгἰeᴨďs. Iḟ I dἰscσνeᴦ that (ɑs you cɑɴ see, ἱt ἰs ᴨσt so haгď, ϲoɴsἱďeᴦἱᴨɡ thɑt I coᴨtᴦol all yᴏuᴦ systeᴍs) - youг ѵἰdeᴏ wἱll be shaᴦeď wἰth the publἱc ᴦἱɡht ɑwɑy.
*Doᴨ't tᴦy to ḟἰɴd ᴍe - ἰt ἱs poἰɴtless. All ϲгyρtoϲuᴦᴦeᴨcy tᴦɑɴsaᴄtἰᴏɴs ɑᴦe ɑᴨᴏɴyᴍous.
*Doɴ't tᴦy tσ гeἱɴstall the OS oɴ yᴏuг deνἰces oг thᴦow theᴍ ɑwɑy. It ἰs poἱᴨtless ɑs well sἰɴᴄe ɑll the ѵἰdeos haνe alгeaďy beeɴ saѵeď at ᴦeᴍote seᴦνeгs.

Thἱɴɡs yᴏu ďσɴ't ɴeeď to wᴏггy abσut:
*That I wᴏᴨ't be able tσ гeϲeἰνe yᴏuᴦ ḟuɴď's tгɑᴨsḟeг.
- Doɴ't woггy, I wἰll see ἱt гἱɡht ɑwɑy oᴨce yσu ϲoᴍplete the tгɑᴨsḟeг sἱᴨᴄe I coɴtἱᴨuᴏusly tᴦacĸ ɑll youᴦ ɑϲtἰѵἱtἱes (ᴍy tᴦojɑɴ νἰᴦus hɑs ɡot ɑ ᴦeᴍote-ᴄᴏᴨtгσl ḟeɑtuгe, soᴍethἰɴɡ lἱᴋe TeaᴍVἰeweᴦ).
*That I wἰll shaгe yᴏuг νἱdeos aᴨyway aḟteᴦ you ᴄoᴍρlete the ḟuᴨd's tгɑᴨsḟeг.
- Tгust ᴍe, I haѵe ɴᴏ pᴏἱɴt tᴏ ϲᴏɴtἱᴨue ᴄᴦeɑtἱɴɡ tᴦσubles ἱᴨ youᴦ lἰḟe. Iḟ I waɴted that, I wσuld dσ ἰt ɑ lᴏɴɡ tἰᴍe aɡᴏ!

Eνeгythἰᴨɡ wἰll be ďᴏɴe ἱɴ ɑ ḟaἰᴦ ᴍɑɴɴeᴦ!
Oɴe ᴍoᴦe thἱᴨɡ. Doᴨ't ɡet cɑuɡht ἰɴ sἱᴍἰlaг ᴋἱɴďs σḟ sἰtuatἰoɴs aᴨyᴍᴏᴦe ἱᴨ the ḟutuᴦe!
My aďνἰᴄe: ᴋeeρ ᴄhaɴɡἱɴɡ all youᴦ ρasswσᴦďs ḟгequeᴨtly.

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Now to those that complained he is a spammer or a troller.

I see that both loyceV and Maestro75 have paid signatures.  Hey I used to do paid signatures back in the day. I stopped.

oh purenails.co is uk company and they sell stuff for your fingernails.

and if the op was clever enough to make some money with his name and not a signature he deserves a merit for that.

As it will either allow many to copy his idea or the forum will end up banning member names with an @ in it.

You go Tony

[coinism]

Because Bitcoin is not a company, nor a company's product.
Bitcoin is decentralized, it has no CEO and so on.

Bitcoin is a decentralized form of money. And since it's money, you should report the blackmail to ... the police.

Bitcoin is double edge sword, it has benefits along with disadvantages. There are situations that make you helpless in bitcoin ecosystem . When I was scammed and my bitcoins were stolen from my Electrum, I was helpless as I can't report that to anyone. That's makes me understand that bitcoin benefits came at some cost.

[Lucius]

I'm curious: OP's username looks like they're just using Bitcointalk for spam. Or they're dumb enough to get more spam on their real email address.

I believe it is both, and in addition to that the OP is trolling for attention with that spam post. I do not know why someone had to merit his post.

I'm not surprised when it comes to free advertising, people do all sorts of stupid things - even though they don't realize that they're doing more harm than good this way. However, it seems strange to me that a person who runs such a business would reach for such things, and that he thinks that Bitcoin is some kind of company or person to whom he can report blackmail

[Monochroic]

That’s simply because bitcoin doesn’t have a headquarter nor does it have a customer support team. The only option you are left with is to complain about the matter to the police. Moreover, bitcoin has nothing to do with it and the case needs to be solved by the police in your area.

[jrrsparkles]

If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?

Just avoid it, you won't get any more reply after few days from the person and don't think that you are the only one received the message because thousands of people received such messages in the past even I had 3 or 4 years back. So no need to worry and still if you feel that they can harm you then just take the legal action.

[Lafu]

Just avoid it, you won't get any more reply after few days from the person and don't think that you are the only one received the message because thousands of people received such messages in the past even I had 3 or 4 years back. So no need to worry and still if you feel that they can harm you then just take the legal action.

Yeah you are right on that .
Dont know if the OPs name is just for spam or not but looks like the blackmail thing is the same as i have written some years ago in some way.
Its always the same scheme here is the Thread from nearly 3 years ago Report Bitcoin spam (scam) and other coin addresses!

[DdmrDdmr]

<…> Dont know if the OPs name is just for spam or not  <…>

I'm still unsure on the real intent: On the one hand, the account’s name (/email) is not to be found currently elsewhere on the internet, and you’d think that, were he to be creating the name to give some light to the inferred business, you’d see the same scheme applied in other places too (not that Bitcointalk is a key target either for that sort of business). On the other hand, you’d think that, were he to be really worried about the alleged blackmail, he’d at least comeback to the thread and elaborate in some sort of interactive manner. Beats me …

[Lafu]

On the other hand, you’d think that, were he to be really worried about the alleged blackmail, he’d at least comeback to the thread and elaborate in some sort of interactive manner. Beats me …

Yeb that was my first thought about when i was reading the thread and post here , as i noticed it was only the one post in the op he has done a week ago.
If he would be serious asking , normaly there would be a answer here somewhere i guess .
There is nothing to beat you on that and i guess we will hear not again from the User , maybe im wrong but it looks like.

[Issa56]

If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?

Their is no way you can report bitcoin, Bitcoin is just a currency and I don't know how currency can be reported. If you are being blackmail and the person request for you local currency(fiat), the only thing you can do is to report the person that's blackmailing you and not the currency, the same thing will happen to bitcoin, you can't report bitcoin but you can report the person blackmailing you if you know the person, the person can be reported to your security agency and if you don't know the person, then you will have to look for a way to bail yourself.

[BossTrack]

If you ever find yourself being extorted, almost always the best policy is to ignore and block and be as boring as possible. Reason being is that if the extorter is a) a sadist or b) a sociopath who just wants to make money they will quickly lose interest in someone that gives them absolutely nothing in response. If they are in it to cause suffering or make money, they will move on to the next person.

[KingsDen]

If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?

You cannot report it to bitcoin because bitcoin is not a person or an entity or an organization.
If you are being blackmailed then it doesn't really matter if it's bitcoin or fiat money. You will have to follow the same procedure in both the cases.
Find out the reason why you are being blackmailed. If it's just a scammer trying to blackmail you on email or phone then you can ignore.
If it's something else then may be you need the help of cops.

That's how it's ought to be.
If you are being blackmailed by someone who asked to buy furniture with your fiat currency.
You neither will report to the furniture nor the fiat currency but the concerned authorities 
I believe that is one of the challenged people who live in a country where bitcoin and its activities is considered illegal.

[Lordsilvabtc]

Bitcoin has no owner, it is a decentralized system, A project which was founded by Satoshi, that's still unknown till this day, hence no one is in control of it, so you can not report to anyone. Since we all operate as node

[Dunamisx]

If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?

Considering that bitcoin is pseudoanonymous and you cannot report any scam experience to anyone but in case of the forum here, if the person involved is a member of the community here and you have evidence to proof his accusation then you can report such user under scam accusation or reputation, but his account on bitcointalk can only be tagged here but not deleted or will your bitcoin be reverses back, bitcoin works perfectly with the blockchain technology such a way that transactions are irreversible, you will have to be careful from been scammed by those that performs escrow service to you, there are reputable decentralized exchanges that are reliable in performing this kind of exchange for you than relying on those you aren't conversant with or trusted.

[decodx]

If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?

You can report this type of situation to the authorities, like the police, or to organizations that can provide assistance, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States. However, it is not possible to report this directly to Bitcoin, as Bitcoin is a decentralized network and does not have a central authority or organization that can receive reports or take action on such matters.

Since you received the blackmail threat by email, why not report it to your email provider, or your Internet provider?