Threat/blackmail
brucine Posted messages 24922 Registration date Status Member Last intervention -
Hello,
Last night I received an email from my own email address. I suspect it’s a bluff because in the login report for my email I can’t see any login other than mine on my Outlook, and above all, no Trojan has been detected on my computer. Moreover, I am not satisfied with the manner described...
However, they did write this email from my address.
Do you have any leads?
Thank you in advance and have a nice day.
Lutch
The received message:
Hello
As you may have noticed, I sent you an email from your account (***@***) .This means I have full access to your account.
I’ve been watching you for a few months now.
The fact is that you have been infected by a Trojan via an adult site you visited.
If you are not familiar with this, I will explain it to you.
The Trojan gives me full access and control over your device.
This means I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and microphone, but you won’t know it.
I also have access to all your contacts and all your correspondence.
I made a video showing how you are content on the left half of the screen and on the right
half you see the video you were watching.
With a click of the mouse, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on social media.
I can also display access to all your contact correspondence and the messengers you use.
If you want to avoid this, transfer the amount of 1400 EUR to my bitcoin address
(if you don’t know how to do it, write to Google: “Banxa or MoonPay or Simplex or Transak”).
My bitcoin address (BTC wallet) is: 1PTxu9agDzeFdKx1k1CiXEFj6QnbA8SNmj
After receiving the payment, I will delete the video and you will never hear from me again.
I give you 48 hours to pay.
I have a read receipt for this letter, and the timer will start when you see this letter.
If I find out you’ve shared this message with anyone else, the video will be immediately
distributed.
Sincerely
3 answers
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Hello,
Classic case, you are dealing with a scammer, so the only thing to do is to put this email in the trash, and for the rest, you should not respond in any way to this kind of solicitation.
If you are not familiar with this, let me explain.
A Trojan gives me complete access and control over your device.
This means I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and the microphone...Everything else is false...
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Hello,
Yes and no: it is quite common for the potential scammer to create pressure and support for his "claims" with a real screenshot that I don't know how he obtains; obviously not through the Webcam, but probably via a script read by a website we've visited.
For the rest, it seems highly unlikely, except for a virus, that there would be access to the "sensitive" data of the computer (contacts, but the best defense in this regard is not to use the Windows contacts item).
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Hello,
It's very easy with classic tools to simulate sending an email from the recipient's address.
Often, it's just the visual aspect with a different address behind it.
Moreover, this message is 99.999999% a scam. (100% doesn't exist but still)
If you knew how many times a day I receive this message without even having a webcam :)
Just ignore the message
To conquer without peril, one triumphs without glory.
Pierre Corneille, Le Cid -
Oh, I just saw other emails of this kind on the forum!
Thank you for the response and the info!
Have a good day!
