Sextortion E-Mails

I received two e-mails with the exact wording today, in my personal e-mail address’s spam folder. They both read like this:

I know [one of my old passwords from many years ago; haven’t used it in ages] is one of your password on day of hack..

Lets get directly to the point.

Not one person has paid me to check about you.
You do not know me and you’re probably thinking why you are getting this email?

in fact, i actually placed a malware on the adult vids (adult porn) website and you know what, you visited this site to experience fun (you know what i mean).

When you were viewing videos, your browser started out operating as a RDP having a key logger which provided me with accessibility to your display and web cam.
immediately after that, my malware obtained every one of your contacts from your Messenger, FB, as well as email account.

after that i created a double-screen video. 1st part shows the video you were viewing (you have a nice taste omg), and 2nd part displays the recording of your cam, and its you.

Best solution would be to pay me $6836.

We are going to refer to it as a donation. in this situation, i most certainly will without delay remove your video.

My -BTC -address : 1CfV5DiUVzE7Sm4pBi5ge1dHqH7hUNoq3o

[case SeNSiTiVe, copy & paste it]

You could go on your life like this never happened and you will not ever hear back again from me.

You’ll make the payment via Bitcoin (if you do not know this, search ‘how to buy bitcoin’ in Google).

if you are planning on going to the law, surely, this e-mail can not be traced back to me, because it’s hacked too.

I have taken care of my actions. i am not looking to ask you for a lot, i simply want to be paid.
if i do not receive the bitcoin;, i definitely will send out your video recording to all of your contacts including friends and family, co-workers, and so on.

Nevertheless, if i do get paid, i will destroy the recording immediately.

If you need proof, reply with Yeah then i will send out your video recording to your 8 friends.

it’s a nonnegotiable offer and thus please don’t waste mine time & yours by replying to this message.

Now, I know this is fake because though I have some vices, watching porn is not one of them. In fact, I have never been to a porn site. But just think of how many people do have this vice, and who, after seeing a familiar password, might really think these creeps hacked their computer and filmed them masturbating while watching a dirty movie. Think how afraid these people would be.

If you are one of these unfortunate souls, take it from your non-porn-watching blogger friend: these hackers are lying. Don’t send them anything. Don’t worry about it. But do quit watching porn, and go to confession.

It turns out this is a common scam. This BBC report shows one way it works. This guy below explains what happened to me. Your passwords — old ones, maybe — have probably, at some point, been exposed in a data breach. (This is why it’s important to change your passwords!) You don’t have to worry that the sextortionists have video of you in a compromising position. Watch this short clip so you’ll know what to do — and what not to do (e.g., don’t reply to the email or click on any links within it).

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