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SCAM WARNING - Bitcoin Sextortion & Blackmail Scams
kat:
Bitcoin and crypto-currency scammers appear to be hijacking the current Ukraine/Russia conflict by sending out the following message with unattributed (not be affiliated with International Business Settlement or the National Bank of Ukraine, or any other known or official entity, who look to be responsible for brokering support on behalf of Ukraine) Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, USDT (Tether) and Polkadot addresses;
--- Quote ---Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.
BTC - 357a3Sc2Akf7EkqvP18osJFerwAPjsU4jp
ETH and USDT (ERC-20) - 0x165C0909b0a9F02060b7976BABE4e2faa42CB 35c
TRX and USDT (TRC20) - TYJpBKHzef86fmP8gj98Y7Fwwpz6WZa5Rx
It's an Official Ukraine Government request for help and crypto wallets. You can verify on Google.
The people of Ukraine are grateful for the support and donations from the global crypto community as we protect our freedom. We are now accepting Polkadot and Litecoin donations too:
$DOT: 1x8aa2N2Ar9SQweJv9vsuZn3WYDHu7gMQu1RePj ZuBe33Hv
$LTC: LVAuGQWSyfRtHixzUQXk8hMjKJqLmbSegE
More cryptocurrencies to be accepted soon. Every bitcoin counts.
Crypto community continue to support Ukraine.
This will certainly contribute to the Ukrainian victory as well as support civil people. We will win — the best people with us.
--- End quote ---
kat:
New extortion/blackmail scam text targeted at website/business owners.
--- Quote ---Your Website Has Been HackedY0ur Site Has Been Hacked
PLEASE FoRWARD THIS EMAIL T0 S0MEoNE IN YoUR CoMPANY WH0 iS ALLoWED T0 MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIoNS!
We have hacked your website [DOMAIN] and extracted y0ur databases.
H0w did this happen?
0ur team has found a vulnerability within your site that we were able to exploit. After finding the vulnerability we were able t0 get y0ur database credentials and extract y0ur entire database and move the informati0n t0 an offsh0re server.
What d0es this mean?
We will systematically g0 through a series of steps of totally damaging your reputation. First y0ur database will be leaked 0r sold to the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their intenti0ns are. Next if there are e-mails found they will be e-mailed that their informati0n has been sold or leaked and your site [DOMAIN] was at fault thusly damaging y0ur reputation and having angry customers/associates with whatever angry customers/ass0ciates d0. Lastly any links that y0u have indexed in the search engines will be de-indexed based 0ff 0f blackhat techniques that we used in the past to de-index 0ur targets.
H0w do i stop this?
We are willing t0 refrain fr0m destroying your site's reputati0n f0r a small fee. The current fee is $3000 in bitcoins (.16 BTC).
Please send the bitcoin t0 the following Bitcoin address (Copy and paste as it is case sensitive):
[BITCOIN ADDRESS]
0nce you have paid we will automatically get informed that it was your payment. Please n0te that you have to make payment within 3 days after opening this e-mail 0r the database leak, e-mails dispatched, and de-index of y0ur site WiLL start!
H0w do i get Bitcoins?
Y0u can easily buy bitcoins via several websites 0r even offline fr0m a Bitcoin-ATM.
What if i don't pay?
if y0u decide n0t to pay, we will start the attack at the indicated date and uphold it until y0u d0, there's no counter measure t0 this, y0u will 0nly end up wasting more money trying to find a solution. We will completely destr0y y0ur reputati0n am0ngst google and y0ur customers.
This is n0t a hoax, do n0t reply to this email, d0n't try t0 reas0n 0r neg0tiate, we will not read any replies. 0nce y0u have paid we will st0p what we were d0ing and y0u will never hear fr0m us again!
Please n0te that Bitcoin is anonym0us and n0 0ne will find 0ut that y0u have c0mplied. Finally don't reply as this email is unmonit0red.
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kat:
In pursuit of ever more effective ways to scam people of their money through bitcoin, sexploitation and blackmail scams, enter the unsolicited YOUPORN email that claims to draw the recipients attention to the upload of "sexually explicit content" 'someone' posted to YouPorn, a platform that obviously exists for exactly that.
The scam takes advantage of adult platforms like YouPorn having liability policies concerning 'revenge' materials and other 'unauthorised' content being uploaded to their sites without the participants/copyright holders permissions, that require uploaders confirm, or be contacted to confirm, the legitimacy of an upload.
For the scam to work it obviously relies of the fact the reader will jump to a conclusion without reading too deeply and/or realising the sexploitation that's at work; "Who could have recorded a video of me doing 'X'" and/or "who could have uploaded a video of me doing 'X'", and then act impulsively to seemingly fix the problem by sending in bitcoin to the address listed, never to be returned or refunded (the curse of bitcoin and other digital currencies).
How to determine fake YouPorn sexploitation/blackmail emails;
- Any (pink) highlighted links will be 'null' ('https://' only).
- Emails may not be correct ("This email was sent to [incorrect address]...") - check message recipient and email footer.
- Solicitation of money to remove unauthorised content (illegal for service to do this).
kat:
Another example of a sexploitation scam email;
--- Quote ---Hi, today there are sadly some bad news for you.
Your device was infected with my private malware, your browser wasn't updated / patched, in such case it's enough to just visit some website where my iframe is placed to get automatically infected, if you want to find out more, Google: Drive-by exploit.
My malware gave me full access to all your accounts, full control over your device and it also was possible to spy on you over your cam.
If you think this is some bad joke, no, I know your password: 123456a
I collected all your private data and I RECORDED YOU (through your cam) SATISFYING YOURSELF!
After that I removed my malware to not leave any traces and this email was sent from some hacked server.
I can publish the video of you and all your private data on the whole web, social networks, over email and send everything to all your contacts.
But you can stop me and only I can help you out in this situation.
The only way to stop me, is to pay exactly $950 in Bitcoin (BTC).
It's a very good offer, compared to all that horrible **** that will happen if I publish everything.
You can easily buy Bitcoin (BTC) here: paxful.com , coingate.com , coinbase.com , or check for Bitcoin (BTC) ATM near you, or Google for other exchanger.
You can send the Bitcoin (BTC) directly to my wallet, or install the free software: Atomicwallet, or: Exodus wallet, then receive and send to mine.
My Bitcoin (BTC) wallet is: [bitcoin address]
Yes, that's how the wallet / address looks like, copy and paste it, it's (cAsE-sEnSEtiVE).
I give you 2 days time to pay.
After receiving the payment, I will remove everything and you can life your live in peace like before, don't worry, I keep my promise.
Next time make sure that your device got the newsest security updates.
ClientMailID: 1748459
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kat:
YouPorn bitcoin sexploitation/blackmail email text;
--- Quote ---Uploaded content: Feedback required
Greetings!
Our AI-powered tools have detected that you are featured in sexually explicit content that was uploaded to our platform.
At our company, we take the security and privacy of our users very seriously, and we use advanced technology to help detect and prevent the distribution of non-consensual intimate images and videos.
While our tools are powerful, we also rely on human oversight to ensure that our platform remains safe and secure for everyone.
If you have approved the upload of this content, you do not need to take any further action. The video will be published to our library within the next seven days, and you will have an opportunity to review the content after the grace period has passed.
However, if you did not approve the upload of this content, we kindly ask that you follow the instructions below to take immediate action.
Our platform boasts an extensive network of websites and partners, which means that ensuring the security of our content is a top priority.
To achieve this, all uploaded content is digitally fingerprinted using both the MediaWise{R} service from Vobile{R} and Safeguard, our own proprietary digital fingerprinting software.
This helps to prevent unauthorized distribution of content on our platform.
For our premium users who upload content, we offer monetary incentives. However, in some cases, uploaded content may be put on hold.
If this happens, we can initiate a quick automated removal process, but we would require an incentive refund to do so.
The basic express removal, blocking, and protection against re-uploading of content on our network of 20 websites costs $199 USD.
As a digital company, we take great pride in our integrity and measures, which is why we offer additional options for protecting against unauthorized content uploads 24/7.
We have all our processes automated, including payment processing, for your convenience.
Our Plan A includes everything in the basic removal option, plus digitally fingerprinting of the content and automated removal and protection against re-uploading to our vast network of partner websites (300+) for one year, all for $699 USD.
If you require the best protection available, we recommend our
Plan B, which includes everything in Plan A plus digital protection by MediaWise{R} and Safeguard based on facial recognition data for three years. This ensures that any content with your biometrics will be blocked, and it costs $1399 USD.
Our system takes care of your request automatically and swiftly, so there's no need to contact us.
The payment process is automated through a Bitcoin gateway, and the digital number you receive below is unique to your case and doesn't require any extra confirmation.
[bitcoin address]
To transfer the amount corresponding to your chosen option, copy and paste this identifier into your preferred cryptocurrency wallet.
You can review the content uploaded after the seven-day grace period, either by checking our Youporn.com library or by contacting the member who uploaded the content.
We encourage users who feature in content and wish to prevent its upload to our platform to consider proactively digitally fingerprinting it.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Another way to confirm these are blackmail scams is the number of message that might be received, scammers are opportunistically greedy when it comes to scams, if one finds a target, they'll all jump in on the game, they simply cannot help themselves spam the recipient/target with demands.