Police in Hamilton are warning the public of an extortion scam where scammers email individuals, threatening to share photos and videos of them 'doing filthy things' if they do not immediately transfer Bitcoin.
Police in Hamilton are warning the public of an extortion scam where scammers email individuals, threatening to share photos and videos of them "doing filthy things" if they do not immediately transfer Bitcoin.In a copy of the email shared by police, the fraudster writes to the victims that malware was installed after visiting an adult website, and now they have "complete control" over their device.
The scammer then says they have been monitoring them for a while, and that they have video of the victim "doing filthy things" – footage they will send to all of the victim's contacts unless they pay up in Bitcoin within a day. In the email provided by police, the suspect demanded $1,950. "Once you pay up, you'll sleep like a baby. I keep my word," the fraudster wrote, adding that all evidence will be "wiped clean" once the payment has been transferred.
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