date
24 November 2018 Saturday. 16:16:02 UTC
scammer/abuser
Unknown, they spoofed my own e-mail address as the sender
description
I quote from the message I received:
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I'm a programmer who cracked your email account and device about half year ago.
You entered a password on one of the insecure site you visited, and I catched[sic] it.
Your password from .... on moment of crack: ...
...
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You are not my only victim, I usually lock devices and ask for a ransom.
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Will be funny when I send these photos to your contacts! And if your relatives see it?
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I will not do this if you pay me a little amount.
I think $729 is a nice price for it!
I accept only Bitcoins.
My BTC wallet: 1QHEbZG8NQT6vYCC8pyHvteNcmJ78B3ak3
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Since Cox Communications is my Internet provider, I'm also reporting this to them as abuse.
I have not paid anything at all.
Thank you. If you get any information you can share on whether this scam has been stopped, I'd appreciate hearing about it.