Blackmail, attackers indicate they have a sex video and request 2,000 USD worth in BTC to avoid sending the video to all the victim's contacts.
source
bitcoinabuse
Site url
date
30 April 2019 Tuesday. 13:39:16 UTC
type
sextortion
scammer/abuser
Unknown loser - used my email address in the From header
country
United States
description
same old same old....send $1K or else ....blah blah blah
It baffles me that anybody would fall for this.
source
bitcoinabuse
Site url
date
30 April 2019 Tuesday. 07:17:42 UTC
type
blackmail scam
scammer/abuser
Spoofer
country
Germany
description
Claims to have hackedd me e-mail aco8unt, and my computer, etc. and recorded me surfing porn and taking pictures of me through my camera. wants 1000€ . The e-mail text is actually an image file and is written in German.
source
bitcoinabuse
Site url
date
27 April 2019 Saturday. 19:24:48 UTC
type
sextortion
scammer/abuser
Spoofed
country
Australia
description
Hacked your account, got video of me watching porn videos, will let all my contacts see the videos. Pay $1000USD in bitcoin in 2 days. This was in a JPG file so the bitcoin wallet code can't be copied, the new way they're doing this.
source
bitcoinabuse
Site url
date
27 April 2019 Saturday. 11:47:15 UTC
type
other
scammer/abuser
A sad individual who believes they have the ability to hack accounts
country
United Kingdom
description
Oh dear, another disillusioned fool trying to jump on the band wagon...
source
bitcoinabuse
Site url
date
26 April 2019 Friday. 20:58:22 UTC
type
sextortion
scammer/abuser
Comes from an brazilian IP
country
Denmark
description
Claims they have hacked my mail, demanding me to send 1000 USD in bitcoins.
source
bitcoinabuse
Site url
date
25 April 2019 Thursday. 11:10:45 UTC
type
blackmail scam
scammer/abuser
Unknown
country
Portugal
description
With my own e-mail address to myself.
Sextortion scam.
source
bitcoinabuse
Site url
date
25 April 2019 Thursday. 06:55:52 UTC
type
sextortion
scammer/abuser
Spoofed
country
Spain
description
Another wanker trying if this kind of scam still work. Spoofed email with an image attached saying that my email account has been hacked and it requests 1000USD in bitcoins.
