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You've been hacked "Hello pervert" Email

I received a message from my own mailbox - what do I do?????


Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your iCloud mail. 

 

I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisеly.

 

Have you heard of Pegasus? This is a spyware program that installs on computers and smartphones and allows hackers to monitor the activity of device owners. It provides access to your webcam, messengers, emails, call records, etc. It works well on Android, iOS, and Windows. I guess, you already figured out where I’m getting at.

 

It’s been a few months since I installed it on all your devices because you were not quite choosy about what links to click on the intеrnеt. During this period, I’ve learned about all aspects of your private life, but one is of special significance to me.

 

****

 

I doubt you’d want your friends, family and co-workers to know about it. However, I can do it in a few clicks.

 

Every number in your contact list will suddenly receive these vidеоs– on WhatsApp, on Telegram, on Instagram, on Facebook, on email – everywhere. It is going to be a tsunami that will sweep away everything in its path, and first of all, your fоrmеr life.

 

Don’t think of yourself as an innocent victim. No one knows where your реrvеrsiоn might lead in the future, so consider this a kind of deserved рunishmеnt to stop you.

 

I’m some kind of God who sees everything. However, don’t panic. As we know, God is merciful and forgiving, and so do I. But my mercy is not free.

 

Transfer 800 USD to my Litecoin (LTC) wallet: ltc1q0sfhklq82kxps8kpx7e4el538jf6rs6h3x34ta

 

Once I receive confirmation of the transaction, I will permanently delete all videos compromising you, uninstаll Pegasus from all of your devices, and disappear from your life. You can be sure – my benefit is only money. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be writing to you, but destroy your life without a word in a second.

 

I’ll be notified when you open my email, and from that moment you have exactly 48 hours to send the money. If cryptocurrencies are unchartered waters for you, don’t worry, it’s very simple. Just google “crypto exchange” or "buy Litecoin" and then it will be no harder than buying some useless stuff on Amazon.

 

I strongly warn you against the following:

* Do not reply to this email. I've sent it from your iCloud mail.

* Do not contact the police. I have access to all your devices, and as soon as I find out you ran to the cops, videos will be published.

* Don’t try to reset or destroy your devices. As I mentioned above: I’m monitoring all your activity, so you either agree to my terms or the vidеоs are published.

Also, don’t forget that cryptocurrencies are anonymous, so it’s impossible to identify me using the provided address.

 

Good luck, my perverted friend. I hope this is the last time we hear from each other.

And some friendly advice: from now on, don’t be so careless about your online security.


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Posted on Apr 29, 2024 12:46 PM

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Posted on May 31, 2024 10:23 PM

I also received this same email yesterday. How could they sneak into my email even though I didn't open any links??? Can someone write what happened after 48 hours? thanks

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Jun 10, 2024 11:03 AM in response to LaAlguien

Since I see this kind of scam using any of my email adresses, I am pretty sure the lowlife cybercriminal who sent you this scam was really using your perfect email address within the "From:" field. No need to play with "upper i" in place of "lower l" ( a technic which is named "typo squatting" ).


Be aware that there is no need to hack your account, to send an email with a "From:" field which is your email address.


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Jun 12, 2024 8:39 PM in response to user889

user889 wrote:

I've recieved this email even though I don't have any money or videos that I watch and only use my phone for calling people.

Apparently you did not read anything in this thread before posting. You don't need to have any money and the videos you watch and how you use your phone makes no difference. Nothing needs to be done on your part.

Jun 18, 2024 10:41 AM in response to Phlegm1

Phlegm1 wrote:

… VPN just to be sure I was safe.


Add-on first-few hops VPNs badly solve a problem that hasn’t existed for a decade or so, but badly solve it in a way that is perfect for personally-identified metadata collection.


And add-on VPNs are unrelated to the spam scam, though some of the scam campaigns do routinely advertise add-on first-few-hops VPNs.


In recent years, too many of the add-on security tools are difficult to distinguish from malware. Some vendors even get reporting and fines related to their efforts to collect and sell personally-identified metadata.


Apple offers end-to-end encryption built-in, and offers iCloud+ subscribers Private Relay for privacy.

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