Your Phone was Hacked Extortion Scam
By Timothy Tibbetts |
Another new email scam is making the rounds similar to the adult website scam attempting to extort bitcoins from gullible users. This scam will correctly identify two numbers from the last four digits of your phone number which is designed to get your attention and add authenticity.
The email subject should say something similar to "*Your Hacked phonexx37$" with the 37 representing two correct digits of your phone number, so when you see it, move it to spam. Don't open it, don't respond. Just go about your day and chuckle.
We'd like to think that people wouldn't fall for this, but as we reported on the last scam, an estimated $50,000 in bitcoins were collected in the first week alone of the we recorded you visiting adult websites scam.
Much like the adult website scam, this scam more than likely is using harvested phone numbers from the numerous massive breaches you've been reading about for the past years.
The email is sloppy and reads like this:
$$$$$
@It seems that Last digits xx37 is your phone$$$$$
*You installed malware plugin@@
$I backed up all contacts and files#####
$I recorded private videos using yours cameras*
####Have Questions?#
@@@@@Answer to mail@@@@
*And we doing trade for silent****
@@@Time started. 48 hour$$$$
$$You have 48 hour in order to make the payment I ve a unique pixel in this e mail and at this moment I know that you have read through this email message.***
#####If I do not get the BitCoins I will certainly send out your video recording to all of your contacts including relatives coworkers and so on$$
$$$Having said that if I receive the payment I will destroy the video immediately#####
@@@@@
We don't think that it's a coincidence that this scam started on Labor Day weekend when most journalists are enjoying a three-day weekend.
As with the previous scam, the email is sloppy; the attempts to scare people (a unique pixel attached) should stand out as obvious efforts to add authenticity. Hopefully, we saved a few people a few bucks who might fall for this.
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The email subject should say something similar to "*Your Hacked phonexx37$" with the 37 representing two correct digits of your phone number, so when you see it, move it to spam. Don't open it, don't respond. Just go about your day and chuckle.
We'd like to think that people wouldn't fall for this, but as we reported on the last scam, an estimated $50,000 in bitcoins were collected in the first week alone of the we recorded you visiting adult websites scam.
Much like the adult website scam, this scam more than likely is using harvested phone numbers from the numerous massive breaches you've been reading about for the past years.
The email is sloppy and reads like this:
$$$$$
@It seems that Last digits xx37 is your phone$$$$$
*You installed malware plugin@@
$I backed up all contacts and files#####
$I recorded private videos using yours cameras*
####Have Questions?#
@@@@@Answer to mail@@@@
*And we doing trade for silent****
@@@Time started. 48 hour$$$$
$$You have 48 hour in order to make the payment I ve a unique pixel in this e mail and at this moment I know that you have read through this email message.***
#####If I do not get the BitCoins I will certainly send out your video recording to all of your contacts including relatives coworkers and so on$$
$$$Having said that if I receive the payment I will destroy the video immediately#####
@@@@@
We don't think that it's a coincidence that this scam started on Labor Day weekend when most journalists are enjoying a three-day weekend.
As with the previous scam, the email is sloppy; the attempts to scare people (a unique pixel attached) should stand out as obvious efforts to add authenticity. Hopefully, we saved a few people a few bucks who might fall for this.
Similar:
Coronavirus or COVID-19 Scams to Avoid
Extortion Scam Claims to Have Recorded You on Adult Websites
Disney Plus Account Notice Scam
How to Report Online Scams, Spam Emails and More
How to Avoid Craigslist PayPal Scams
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