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The "I Do Know One of Your Passphrases" Sextortion Scam

Online users, be aware of "I Do Know One of Your Passphrases" sextortion email scams like the one below. The scams are being used by online scammers who are attempting to frighten and trick their potential victims into sending them money via Bitcoin. But, do not send the thieves or tricksters your money because the same scammers have not infected your device with a Trojan horse virus, and do not have videos clips or recordings of you watching porn from adult websites.

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A few months ago, scammers used a similar scam to trick potential victims into sending them money. Click here to learn more.

The "I Do Know One of Your Passphrases" Sextortion Scam

From: Elora Mccormack - alagostoyj@outlook.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:11 PM

Subject: rob :

i do know one ōf yōur påssphrases. Lets get directly to purposě. absolutely no one has compensåted mě tō investigåte åbout you. Yōu may not know me and you'rě prōbably thinking why you'rě getting this email?

i setup a softwåre on the 18+ videō clips (sex sites) web site and you know whåt, yoū visĭted this web sitě to have fūn (you knōw whåt i mean). When you were watching videos, your web browsěr startěd out operating ås å RDP having a keyloggěr which provĭded me with åccessibility to your display scrěen ånd cam. åfter thåt, my software ōbtainěd yōūr complěte cōntacts from your Messenger, sōcial networks, as wěll as e-mail . and then i creatěd å double vĭdeo. First part shows the video you werě viewing (yoū have a nicě taste ; )), and 2nd part displays the vĭew ōf your webcam, yeah it is yoū.

Therě årě a påir of altěrnativěs. We should explore the choĭces in aspects:

Very first åltěrnåtĭve is to skĭp this message. Thěn, ĭ am going to send ōūt yōur tapě tō evěry ōne of your pěrsonål contacts and also just consider regarding the disgrace that yōū rěceive. ånd consequěntly if yōu happen tō be in an affair, precisely how it will affěct?

Number 2 option shoūld bě to compensatě me $1926. We wĭll rěfer tō ĭt as a donåtion. Subsequently, ĭ will instantly discard your video. You can contĭnūe on your way of lifě like this never occurred ånd yoū wōūld něver hear back agåin from me.

Yoū'll måkě the payment by Bitcoin (if yōu dōn't know this, seårch 'how to buy bitcoĭn' in Google search ěngine).

BTC addrěss:

1AzyDCBYM79aEr1LwQrAszepkApGacAVzT

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