Another example of a sexploitation scam email;

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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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).

Problem
When using Blackberry Hub to manage Gmail emails the following error may occur when setting up an account;

Access blocked: authorisation error.

You can't sign in from this screen because this app doesn't comply with Google's secure browsers policy. If this app has a website, you can open a web browser and try signing in from there.

The error occurs intermittently, and depending on the device used, age not necessarily being a factor.

Solution
Instead of using the 'auto-setup' feature provided by Blackberry Hub;

• Step #1: add the email address to be accessed in the initial Account setup screen and tap the Manual Setup prompt.
• Step #2: set the Account type in the following screen; POP3, IMAP or Microsoft Exchange Activesync.
• Step #3: for IMAP, in the 'setup' page that appears after tapping the IMAP prompt, add/edit the Incoming server settings to correspond to Googles defaults for Gmail as outlined here - "Gmail Email Settings: POP3, IMAP, and SMTP Servers". Crucially set the Security type to SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates).
• Step #4: in Outgoing server settings set the Security type to SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates), or optionally to STARTTLS (Accept all certificates). Disable (clear the checkbox for) Require signin.
• Step #5: set the Account options and press Next to complete setup.

If the account is still blocked make sure 'IMAP' is enabled in Gmail, and/or try swapping the Security type options between SSL/TLS and STARTTLS (with or without 'accept all certificates') for both incoming and outgoing mail.

Saw this posted to Instagram and though it worth covering here as the reply is too long for a comment. Unfortunately it seems the author has a few wires crossed and may be inadvertently causing more confusion than clarity.


Friendly FYI here... you've got a few wires crossed with this post (long comment ahead);

Hey guys,

I wanted to share a little bit with you today on what a DMCA is versus a trademark violation.

Everyone should know their rights on both sides.

For DMCA, nobody has the authority to act on the owners behalf. If you have got a DMCA complaint you have the right to ask for verification from @imvu that they are allowed to act on the owners behalf. Must include an electronic signature or regular one.

- DMCA can be acted upon by 3rd parties (Designated Agents) so long as they are granted that authority by the rights holder (unlikely for IMVU/SL).

- if you receive a 'take-down' IMVU is obligated to notify you of the Notification ... it's important to note that they are not acting on the 'owners' behalf but fulfilling their obligation to DMCA.

The DMCA requires service providers to tell you IMMEDIATELY when they remove any of your content due to a takedown notice. Here is the kicker though! Pay attention... You have the right to submit a counter notice demanding the materials be put back up. I suggest you do this through a certified letter so you have proof if litigation is necessary. Also, there is NO TIMELINE ON WHEN YOU CAN SEND A COUNTER NOTICE. If you were disabled 2 years ago, this still applies to you! Also, remember if you fail to respond to a DMCA, even on IMVU, you are subject to a copyright lawsuit in real life only by the owner NOT IMVU.

- the Counter Notice is not a demand to reinstate any removed items, it's a Counter Notice to the initial infringement notice (take down) ... the issuer of that has a limited time to refute your Counter, Claim after which any removed content will be 'lawfully' reinstated.

- depending on where you are (jurisdiction/geo-location), email notification is considered 'proper notice'.

- if you have received a Take-Down, it's prudent to deal with it ASAP to prevent the delay being used as an argument against you.

- similarly if you 'fail' to respond that will be used against you.

If you have won a DMCA that just means they took down the content. But you as a creator are now entitled to compensation. You can sue that other creator in real life and IMVU because BOTH parties have profited off your work. It caused you a financial loss.

- you don't 'win' a DMCA claim unless that's the outcome of a court case. If a counter claim is not pursued through the courts that isn't a 'win' either, it's the process working as intended to mitigate frivolous suits.

- at no point are you "entitled to compensation" unless that's adjudicated by a Court, having content reinstated is not 'winning' in that sense unless you take someone to court to seek compensation (you are entitled to seek compensation) for losses (which have to be proved).

- in addition, so long as IMVU acts as defined in the legislation they will have a strong defence against being party to a suit, so while it *might* be possible to include them, it'd be difficult and costly to prove fault.

Now, if you use a texture from a mesh and slightly changed it. This is not copyrighted, it has to be an original work. It doesn't even matter if their name's on it. Names are not copyrighted, they have to be trademarked.

You can use brand names! You just have to do it the RIGHT way. Nike, Addias, anything you want. Just make sure you do it in a way where you can prove it's comparative advertising, news, a parody, and/or critique.

For example don't just use the word Nike. Use Nike with a reverse slogan.
Nike - Don't Do It. The DMCA comes from their imaged LOGO <--- not that name! The swoosh is copyrighted and a DMCA can be filed.

Also remember, ICON's are copyrighted and YOU CAN DMCA for it.

- and finally, and perhaps most importantly, "comparative advertising" etc. are defences not excuses, YOU (the creator), is not the party to determine if something is an infringement or not, the Rights owner is (and Courts).


We need to be *very careful* how this topic is discussed else it gives people the wrong impression about what they can and cannot do and/or expect from DMCA and IMVU.

For more on Copyright/DMCA
See the following links to read more about this issue;
- I got a DMCA 'take-down' Notice, what do I do?
- [IMVU] filing a DMCA Notice or Counter Notice
- Are DMCA Protection websites scams?
- Fan Art and Copyright Infringement
- Pewdiepie, pejoratives and threats of false DMCA