Now that's odd!!

Norwich, England
October 10, 2018 10:17am CST
Got an email from someone this morning stating that they'd found my email password and said they'd seen that I liked looking at porn. Apparently they'd also gained access to my webcam and would be prepared to share videos if I'd been having an affair and would send emails out to all my friends and family telling them I was into porn, They then demanded $9000 be paid into a bitcoin account ... but it would be useless to get the law involved as there was no way of tracing it back. The dimwit, of course, hadn't thought that she'd given me a bitcoin account link to accept her 'money with menaces'. Well, I immediately contacted my email provider and they're looking into it. I do wonder where these idiots get off. I've never looked at online porn in my life and I'm most definitely not up to having an affair - too old and set in my ways!! Anyone else out there received any weird demands?
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9 responses
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
10 Oct 18
Report this to the police if possible. Change your passwords for everything. Does the person still have access to your computer? Send suspicious emails to spam. This is extortion and against the law.
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Jackie Money
@olliesmum (828)
• Norwich, England
10 Oct 18
I've informed my email providers. They're one of the largest telecoms companies in the UK and they take these things seriously. This scummy person picked the wrong one here - I haven't got $9000 to spare!
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
10 Oct 18
@olliesmum Even if you could afford it, they have no right to scam you out of protection money. I would not answer anything they send but save it as evidence if you need it.
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Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
10 Oct 18
Very stupid of those people to do this. Never received any of those, but if I do, I will just delete it right away.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95082)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Oct 18
Never got one like that lol. Sadly those threats work on some people.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Oct 18
Another myLotter had one like this but I can't remember who it was. Perhaps they'll comment. It would have been a month or two ago.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Oct 18
Never had this happen but it is more common that it used to be unfortunately.
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DEBJANI BASAK
@debjani1 (7207)
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11 Oct 18
How irritating. Go to rhe police ans makw an FIR. Take the help of CBI.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
10 Oct 18
SPAM and hoaxes are all over at the moment
Pinay Ako
@AkoPinay (11544)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
Some Bitcoin transactions can be traced depends on wallet used. I do not open emails from unknown senders so I don't know if one of those emails I ignore have same or similar demands.
Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
10 Oct 18
It's looking like a suspicious email.
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