Scam Warning known as Sextortion

JillwithaJay
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edited December 2018 in General Chat #1

Some of you may have read about this.  Google it if you wish; it makes interesting reading and, believe it or not, I've been targeted with an email which purports to come from your own account telling you that the sender has a video of you watching porn etc., and demanding money not to release it.  They also say they can see everything on your screen.

For somebody not too savvy this email looks very worrying but, for me, one of the give aways was that my monitor doesn't have a camera.

Beware - just ignore it.

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  • Wherenext
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    edited December 2018 #2

    As a non porn watcher I think I might guess it was a scam. Anyway Mrs WN would just laugh at anyone trying to blackmail me with that. Not sure what that says about me though.undecided

    Thanks for the thread J.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited December 2018 #3

    It makes a change from your internet from BT has a problem (it must have as we have Virgin Media).

    Nowadays to these calls I just say at the start 'to save time shall I give you my bank details now?'

  • ValDa
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    edited January 2019 #4

    We have a tiny little stick-on thingy which covers our webcam so it can be switched on for Skype conversations and switched off at any other time.  They were given away free somewhere, so we got some for both our laptops.

    But I think they'd find my viewing habits much less interesting, and I certainly can't imagine being blackmailed about Caravanning Forums, Sudoku websites, or knitting and crochet groups!  "I saw you 'like' a post on Club Together which was written by (x).............., pay me £20 or I'll tell all your friends"!!!!sealed

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Club Member Posts: 10,224
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    edited January 2019 #5

    As the Duke of Wellington said 'publish and be damned'

  • SteveL
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    edited January 2019 #6

    The one I received a year ago or so, was demanding payment in bit coins and gave instructions on how to buy them. I forwarded it to the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and sent a reply saying I had done so. Although then noticed on the police site that they said you should not do that. Send a reply that is, not contact them, they want as much info as possible as it helps build up a more complete picture of this sort of crime.

     

     

  • Oneputt
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    edited January 2019 #7

    My attitude as well

  • Tigi
    Tigi Forum Participant Posts: 1,038
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    edited January 2019 #8

    We`ve had an very unusual number of calls from "BT Technical Dept" five yesterday morning and two again this morning, usual attempt at a scam they never get past the initial sentence.

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    edited January 2019 #9
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  • Twos more then one
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    edited January 2019 #10

    They are only fishing,  If it is land line do no answer, just put phone down and block if you can. If it is on a mobile, or  email  block them.
    They have no idea if you looking at porn etc  they know they wil come across some one who is, and hopefully they are naive enough to swallow the hook 

  • TomTheTraveler
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    edited June 2019 #11

    Moderator Edit:

    Deleted User post as not relevant to this thread and also a duplicate posted elsewhere on forum.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2019 #12

    Moderator Edit:

    The post was not relevant to this thread but has been duplicated in the Caravan and Motorhome Chat Section under "Buyers beware - scam dealerships" thread so feel free to ask your question there.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2019 #13

    Three posts, actually. 

    Two here -

    https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/tomthetraveler/baltic-caravan-trade-limited-scam-warning/?er=P599450#P599450

    As well as in the sticky. 

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