Topic: Another scam email attempt (Read 329 times)

It's just their usual copy and paste random mails sent out. Whoever fits in their description begins to get unnecessarily agitated, thinking the sender knows them. You see why it's said that only the guilty are afraid? Anyone who isn't into any of that shitty stuff described will just conclude it was a wrongly sent email and then move on. For me, I've a bad habit of not clicking on links; especially if I ain't expecting anything from such sites. I killed my curiosity a long time ago on stuff like that. I don't get curious to find out stuff from random strangers asking me to click on stuff. Nope, it doesn't work with me. Again, I seldomly check my junk folder. I only check on occasion I'm expecting mails that haven't delivered and the sender insists they've sent it.

Blackmailing via social media and other platforms for ransom is very old trick but how it's still persist for this long and they also evolved to certain level to convince a commoner because someone with a mobile could believed this and send money in a hurry and don't forget if you ever really fall into such situation its better to take legal action then paying ransom because the scammer will never stop asking until they drain all your bank balance.

What do you mean by targeted? because if we're talking about scam emails, changing your password won't minimize them. In fact, once your data is out there, there's no going back.

or are you worried about people bruteforcing their way into your email and its connected accounts? if so...  let's say your email and password from example.com was leaked, then the perpetrators would easily be able to access those associated accounts that are using the same leaked password or easily guessable ones.

So you should be fine long as you maintain unique and strong password for each of your account (generated thru a password generator). and if you can, pair them with a secure 2fa method like TOTP, that way, the perp wouldn't be able to do anything using the mentioned leaked data.

However note that scammers would still be able to send you phishing emails hoping to catch you off guard. I would also look into any weak points of websites you use such as being able to reset your password using SMS codes/2fa which has been pretty insecure.

One commendable thing that you do and everyone needs to have is a main email address for serious things and other email addresses for other miscellaneous businesses because  you cant be to sure with some of these services out there.

Btw I have received such  emails in the past and funny thing is after several years of using my email address without receiving any sort of spam, you find that after signing up for a service here... you miraculously start receiving  all these kind of spam messages, claim your 0.07 btc , you  won ABC , verify your account  to claim your prize and i wonder if these platform's are compromised or they sell our data to third-parties The digital world has too many sharks trying to harvest our data, we need to be careful out here!!!

I use multiple emails depending on the use cases I need them for. But spam has a way of digging through nevertheless. And in some cases, you don't have to be the one that is responsible for getting spam emails. Anyone from your contacts can catch something and spread it to everyone in their address books and the people they have emailed in the past.

For example, you suddenly notice spam in your work email despite using a different computer only for work and no other online activities. Talking with your colleagues, they might report the same problems. It's enough for one person to slip up and you all start receiving the same penis enlargement pills. Particularly the women.

That's how scammers work. They always lure potential victims with offers of large prizes, then direct potential victims to follow the steps provided to click on the link attached to the email. Always remind people that there are no big prizes that are obtained for free without any effort being made, to get prizes from social media campaigns you have to work, especially when it comes to big prizes.
Ignoring the contents of the email and then marking it as spam is the right step to prevent scammers from snaring you.

Fortunately for me, I haven't received this kind of emails, but I'm well aware of this kind of spam emails so I know how to react - just simply ignore it.

And most likely this has been used way before bitcoin and crypto, remember all the "Nigerian Price" scam attempts that has been prevalent in late 90's to early 2000's? It's that it evolved with the advent of crypto now. Hopefully newbies will read this and not fall for this kind of trick. Again, there are a lot of scammers out there, so stay one step of the game and not give in to this kind of threat.

This is what I did and I also recommend everyone to have more than 1 email and completely separate our main email from untrusted websites or suspicious services. My main email is only known to me, and only used to register for really important services, other experiences I use a secondary email. I have never seen a spam email like this in my primary email and my secondary emails with this message, I will delete immediately without review.

If the user has changed passwords by then, definitely. But there might be some that reuse their old (or even secure) passes that got breached since they never knew which site(s) were compromised.

Lol, they set up a fake game making you the receiver think that the mail was sent to the wrong address, this is a well-planned scamming trick, newbies who aren't that familiar with scams could easily become a victim, as for the real crypto OG's they will easily see through their plan, all the same, never open links through a mail that's not meant for you if you aren't waiting for an email alert why would you open the email that's not expected?

Some people still believe that only legit mail can be received in your inbox and scam mails will directly go into the Spam folder, this is not always the case, even legit mails do land into Spam folders too.

I've received numerous emails, but once you see them, you'll be able to notify them of the situation. I never want to fall into their trap, which is why I never read emails that are unnecessary to me. Scammers have a variety of methods for taking advantage of people in order to gain access to their wallets and steal what they have worked hard for. They can use more than email to ensure that you fall into their clutches.
I believe that avoiding some emails without even opening them or clicking on any unnecessary links is the best way to avoid being hacked, because some links, once clicked on, give them access to your wallet and will hack your wallet and take all of your long-term investment.

This has been circulating for a long time. It's the usual we know you are masturbating and will show it to everyone if you don't pay us scam. It shouldn't make anyone worried. But they got the password you used on a website that was breeched. That might be enough for some people to start thinking that the threat is real. It isn't. What is real is that at least one of your passwords have been leaked, and any website you used with the same password/email combination could be in danger. The scammer has nothing else.

Of course and I've changed the password, however, it's practically impossible to change all passwords that are associated with that email. I've stopped using it but it's still associated with a few important websites, such as Bitcointalk, Steam and a few others.
That's probably the wisest option; however, it's almost inevitable to prevent your email address from being found in such databases; even my newest one is in a few leaks, and trust me, I'm being quite careful with it and not using it on random websites. It's not convenient to change email address all the time. It's concerning to say the least that our personal details are hanging on a thin tread.

We can read every inbox message but don't obey the command to click the button which leads to redirect link because there is a dangerous risk of hacking, we must know the official message or spam message based on the sender because it is impossible for us to get reward offer from link which is not related to email us, it must be spam or phishing, so make sure you ignore or block the sender's email to prevent spam messages from being sent automatically every time.

I have learned a lot from these because and I am really grateful to @OP for sharing this information. OP was able to ignore this threat because he was security conscious. If he was careless with the data, he would have been scared and ended up giving these criminals the funds. And they will keep reaping their prey until they milk him dry.

For me, anything you don't want people to see, don't save it on your system and you don't also take it to public domains or social media. I have decided not to give out my email no matter how tempting the reward might be. It is risky to have the same password for more than one account and we shouldn't click on any link we see. My issue is that they are demarketing Bitcoin because uninformed people might that assuming that Bitcoin is synonymous with such criminal transactions.

Upon entering the world of cryptocurrency, I realized that there are various scamming attempts targeting crypto users, ranging from emails asking for sympathy, offering prizes, or offering help. I've found this kind of email once, but I just read it in a flash since I actually never read any spam in my email that I've made special for crypto purposes and just directly erased it. So, I was shocked at the time and tried to get the email back but unfortunately couldn't, so I just ignored it. Thank God, nothing happened (and I hope it never will), so I assume that what I experienced back then is the same as this one.

I recently came across news of a new malware that can automatically empty crypto exchange accounts, which is a significant concern. It's evident that breaches and cyber attacks are inevitable, even on seemingly secure websites like Twitter, as I discovered when I checked my email on https://haveibeenpwned.com and found that my email had been compromised in a breach unrelated to cryptocurrency. This experience has highlighted the importance of being extra vigilant with password management and overall online security. It's crucial to use strong, unique passwords for all accounts, enable two-factor authentication wherever possible, and be cautious about clicking on suspicious links or downloading unknown software.

As cryptocurrency users, we must take proactive measures to protect our investments and personal information from potential cyber threats. Regularly updating our devices and software with the latest security patches, using reputable wallets and exchanges, and staying informed about the latest scams and best practices for online security are essential steps to keep our crypto holdings safe. In conclusion, while breaches and scams are prevalent in the online world, we can mitigate the risks by being vigilant, informed, and proactive in our approach to securing our cryptocurrency investments. Stay safe, everyone!

I'm the type of person who likes to be curious about everything written in Email, I will ignore it if the contents are suspicious. Of the many incoming email, there must be attacks from scammers. They choose very neat words with the aim that the target believes more in what is conveyed, in the end they are interested in the attached link.
Messages like this should be ignored. Logically, you have to send them a certain amount of money to get the Bitcoin offered as a gift. This can't be real, Prevention is on each individual, ignoring, deleting and marking as spam.
Scammers are always trying to find their victims, we have to be smarter than them.

Thanks! Made report about him. It seems that's not first time when this BTC adress was reported. Nothing surprising, considering that he reuse that address.

I also don't remember my passwords of all websites that I use, especially if I visit it rarely. I haven't wrote all my passwords to notebook, so, sometimes I have to click ''Forget password button''
And yeah, good point. If he really have such sensitive information, you won't be safe after paying ransom.

If your email address got into these spam databases, there is no way to prevent getting such kind of messages. If you really don't want to get it, only option is to dump that address.

if you change the password then you are safe from the threat, so it's better to block that user's email so you won't receive that message again, but if you feel worried about the threat then it's better to replace the new email and ignore the old email if There is no important account associated with that email, I don't care about any threatening messages in the email because if he managed to hack my account then why didn't he just steal my balance without begging to send $900 to his address.

The method is not new, and I received messages many times with threats to publish pictures and videos of me, and I believe that this happens with any email list that was purchased after it was stolen from one of the databases. The e-mail on which I received these unsolicited messages, I only use it to register on Bitcointalk, and the registration was shortly before the hack of the forum servers.
I do not know if these methods work or not, since there are no statistics, but I expect that the probability of spam success is very high, since a large percentage of people constantly visit porn sites using a laptop with a camera.