A new sextortion email campaign is making its way around the web that claims to have recorded you watching and downloading child pornography. The message also says that they made you a member of Dream Market and Silk Road and to have recorded your ‘IP, crucial documents, contacts, social details, geographical details by Google map and your ip.’
Now I’ve got 3 recordings of yours
1) Watching and downloading child porno (criminal offence)
2) Made you member of infamous Dream Market and Silk Road (thinking to ordering some cocaine and guns in your name soon..)
3) Your ip , crucial documents , Contacts, Social Details , Geo Graphical details by Google map and your ip
The way the hacker was allegedly able to record videos of you and access your details is by use of trojans on your computer system that they have complete control of.
Now you have 2 choices
First dismiss this email and do not act then I simply go on after 72 hours and send those videos of you watching child porno to your all contacts, then i purchase drugs and firearms on your name and send details to authorities to allow them to arrest you and trust me they will..it will destroy your relationship, career, social life etc.
Last option is to give me $1000 and understand that it is as a donation and when I get the amount I will delete those videos and records which I have..and you can continue your normal life like this never happened
The email message claims that if you do not make a payment in Bitcoin within 72 hours that they will send ‘videos of you watching child porno to your all contacts’ and purchase drugs and firearms in your name, then send details to the authorities to arrest you.
However, do not be alarmed. There is no malware on your computer, there are no videos of you, and no one is going to order drugs and firearms in your name then report you to the authorities.
This is just one of the latest email scams messages going around. Email scams like this are very common and new ones appear just about every weekday. Yesterday, a similar email scam sent a message saying that your account has been hacked and your machine was turned into a remote device where they recorded you watching adult videos.
Here’s an example of the email message:
Re: Your Happy new year gift you’re compromised and totally exposed read now !!!
From “Concepcion” <info>Hi,
Ok, i’ll get straight to the point without wasting both of our time recently while surfing one of porn xxx internet site your os is compromised by application I placed there,
and while you were watching those videos and having fun in my software set up trojans on your computer system now I’ve got complete access of the computer system.While I found your computer idle I opened network connection details and made a video of your ip details, same manner I made a video of yours all important documents, social accounts, your contacts , and email accounts, now I’ve everything to prove that’s you more over my trojan sent me every thing back so i have copies of them with me.
Soon after I visited few child porn web sites downloaded those child porn video clips played on your pc and made a video of it , I save those videos on your computer in hidden format such way that’s only I can access them (and authorities will once I will inform them if you don’t do what I say specifically), after that I went to few blackmarket web-sites dream market and silk road (Google it and you will get it what is it) and I made an account on your name there..
Now I’ve got 3 recordings of yours
1) Watching and downloading child porno (criminal offence)
2) Made you member of infamous Dream Market and Silk Road (thinking to ordering some cocaine and guns in your name soon..)
3) Your ip , crucial documents , Contacts, Social Details , Geo Graphical details by Google map and your ipNow you have 2 choices
First dismiss this email and do not act then I simply go on after 72 hours and send those videos of you watching child porno to your all contacts, then i purchase drugs and firearms on your name and send details to authorities to allow them to arrest you and trust me they will..it will destroy your relationship, career, social life etc.
Last option is to give me $1000 and understand that it is as a donation and when I get the amount I will delete those videos and records which I have..and you can continue your normal life like this never happened
You will make the payment through Bitcoin (if you do not know this, search ‘how to order bitcoin in Google’).
Btc address to send funds to: 1DNYqmqS2XdMCasdFUiUjJxuuL46vVapzy its case sensitive so copy paste it
If you’ve planned to consult with authorities feel free I already taken care of it this email can not be trace back to me , moreover I am not asking much to be honest and you can simply send the funds and lead a normal life
also for your information I placed a call back pixel in this email so if u reading this and ignoring reminding u I know and your time is ticking after couple of days I will send those videos to your contacts and police
however if u send me funds I’ll wipe off everything from your end and mine along with delete the account from dream market and silk road too..Lets the game start now…
Although this email message is a confirmed scam, there is a concern as to how this scammer obtained your email address. If you received this email message it could easily be a sign that your email address may have been leaked online following a breach or attack that occurred on a third-party site such as Adobe, GoDaddy, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Yahoo. If you want to check where your information may have been leaked or which breach the leak is associated with go to https://haveibeenpwned.com/ and submit your email address.
In conclusion, I suggest that you scan your device for malware and then change your online passwords for safe measure. This way, no malware can intercept your new passwords if any is present on your computing device. Please note, this email scam is not associated with malware and does not mean that your device is infected.
How to scan for and remove malware
1. Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software to scan your device and remove malicious files and potentially unwanted programs.
2. To install the program, locate and double-click the executable file you just downloaded. The file can usually be found in the Download folder.
3. Choose if this is for home or work use and click Agree and Install to begin installing Malwarebytes. Once the installation is complete, click Finish.
4. Once Malwarebytes is installed, open the program and click the Scan Now button on the dashboard – or go to the Scan tab and click the Start Scan button.
5. When the scan is complete click the Quarantine Selected button.
6. If Malwarebytes says “All selected items have been removed successfully. A log file has been saved to the logs folder. Your computer needs to be restarted to complete the removal process. Would you like to restart now?” click the Yes button to restart your computer.
7. Download HitmanPro to perform a second-opinion scan and remove any remaining malicious trace files. A second-opinion scan is important when removing malware and malicious files from your computer.
8. To install the program, locate and double-click the executable file you just downloaded. The file can usually be found in the Download folder.
9. Once HitmanPro is installed, open the program and click Next to start scanning your device. *If you are using the free version you may choose to create a copy or perform a one-time scan.
10. When the HitmanPro scan is complete, click the Next button.
11. To activate the free version of HitmanPro: enter your email address twice and click the Activate button.
12. Click the Reboot button.
How to make a secure password
- Do not reuse the same password for multiple accounts. Use unique passwords wherever possible.
- Use strong passwords with numbers, letters, and special characters such as !@$#.
- Use two-factor authentication to add an extra layer of security along with your password.
- Use a reputable password manager if you have trouble remembering multiple passwords.
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