Hacked my email, took screenshot with my device's camera of me visiting, and getting excited over, questionable sites apparently, pay about $500 in bitcoin within 50 days or "all my contacts" will receive copies of said files! It is hilarious -- but I fear someone may fall for it. It is not real. Some of what he describes is not even possible (the way he describes it). So, just keep your OS current with patches and don't open email attachments unless you are 100% certain of their origin. I got 2 of these, -- same form both, 2 different bitcoin IDs, 2 different ransom values. Hopefully quoted below:
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gdobson@redacted address is hacked
gdobson@redacted address
1:02 AM (7 hours ago) to gdobson
Hello!
My nickname in darknet is jud89. (gilbert06) I hacked this mailbox more than six months ago, through it I infected your operating system with a virus (trojan) created by me and have been monitoring you for a long time.
If you don't belive me please check 'from address' in your header, you will see that I sent you an email from your mailbox.
Even if you changed the password after that - it does not matter, my virus intercepted all the caching data on your computer and automatically saved access for me.
I have access to all your accounts, social networks, email, browsing history. Accordingly, I have the data of all your contacts, files from your computer, photos and videos.
I was most struck by the intimate content sites that you occasionally visit. You have a very wild imagination, I tell you!
During your pastime and entertainment there, I took screenshot through the camera of your device, synchronizing with what you are watching. Oh my god! You are so funny and excited!
I think that you do not want all your contacts to get these files, right?If you are of the same opinion, then I think that $571 ($545) is quite a fair price to destroy the dirt I created.
Send the above amount on my BTC wallet (bitcoin): (suspected identifier here removed) (gilbert's different identifier here) As soon as the above amount is received, I guarantee that the data will be deleted, I do not need it.
Otherwise, these files and history of visiting sites will get all your contacts from your device. Also, I'll send to everyone your contact access to your email and access logs, I have carefully saved it!
Since reading this letter you have 50 hours! After your reading this message, I'll receive an automatic notification that you have seen the letter.
I hope I taught you a good lesson. Do not be so nonchalant, please visit only to proven resources, and don't enter your passwords anywhere!
Good luck!
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REMEMBER, this is FAKE. But really funny overall! Sure once he finds a sucker to send $500+- he'll not ask for any more and delete his incriminating, embarrassing evidence, sure he will. LOL
Side note: do not use pointed left bracket Shift+comma or pointed right bracket Shift+period or the pre-processor barfs and may drop the rest of your text. Also, the double-quote format marker at the formatting menu seems not to be working right now, or at least I can't get it to hold from 'edit' to 'save'. Just love the "features" of this software!
