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Extortion Email Scams

Extortion Emails: Demands for Money and Death Threats

Scam emails have hit a new low with threats of extortion, Some claim the will humiliate the victim, others claim to go public with embarrassing information, and some even use death threats.

At present, these emails mainly come in two varieties: a claim that the scammer has hacked your computer and demands payment or he will send incriminating evidence that the victim has viewed online porn, or worse, to everyone in the victims contact list; or a death threat if a payment is not received.

Overwhelmingly, these are purely scams. Of course, occasionally, a scammer will send a email to someone who has done the things the scammer claims, and this appears to make his claims of hacking the victims apear credible.

Take a look at examples of these two types of scams to get a better understanding:

Scammer claims to have hacked your computer and recorded you watching porn

Usually, the scammer claims to have hacked your computer, collected all your passwords, contact lists, observed you watching porn, turned on the camera on your computer and recorded you engaging in sex or other embarrassing or inappropriate activities.  Then comes the demands for money.

1. Example 1 - "I do know your password. Lets get directly to the purpose. You may not know me and you're most likely thinking why you are getting this e-mail? Absolutely no one has paid me to check about you. Let me tell you, I installed a software on the X video clips (sex sites) website and there's more, you visited this web site to experience fun (you know what I mean)
2. Example 2 - My nickname in darknet is colver31. I hacked this mailbox more than six months ago,  through it I infected your operating system with a virus (trojan) created by me and have been monitoring you for a long time.  If you don't belive me please check 'from address' in your header, you will see that I sent you an email from your mailbox. Even if you changed the password after that - it does not matter, my virus intercepted all the caching data on your computer and automatically saved access for me.
3. Example 3 - I'm a programmer who cracked your email account and device about half year ago. You entered a password on one of the insecure site you visited, and I catched it.
4. Example 4 - i actually installed a malware on the adult streaming (porn material) website and do you know what, you visited this web site to experience fun (you know what i mean). While you were viewing videos, I recorded you on your webcam
5. Example 5 - I greet you! I have bad news for you. (today's date) - on this day I hacked your operating system and got full access to your account (your email address here) It is useless to change the password, my malware intercepts it every time.
6. Example 6 - I coded Malware into videos posted on a porn website you logged on to and your browser became a RAT (a Remote Access Tool)
7. Example 7 - Lets get directly to purpose. You do not know me and you're most likely thinking why you're getting this e-mail? No one has paid me to investigate about you.  actually, I actually setup a malware on the adult vids (adult porn) web site
8. Example 8 - I actually setup a software on the x vids (porno) website, and there's more, you visited this site to experience fun (you know what I mean)
9. Example 9 - I actually installed a software on the adult streaming (porno) web-site and do you know what, you visited this site to have fun (you know what I mean). While you were viewing videos, a Remote Desktop having a key logger gave me access to your screen
10. Example 10 - I am well aware of your passphrase. Lets get right to point. Well, I placed a malware on the X streaming (pornographic material) website and guess what, you visited this web site to experience fun (you know what I mean)
11. Example 11 - I won't beat around the bush. I know your password. Moreover, I know your secret and I have evidence of it. It is just your hard luck that I discovered your blunder. In fact, I actually placed a malware on the adult vids (pornographic material)
12. Example 12 - I made a video showing how you satisfy yourself in the left half of the screen, and in the right half you see the video that you watched. With one click of the mouse, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on social networks.
13. Example 13 - This account has been hacked! Change your password right now! - I setup a malware on the adult vids (porno) web-site and guess what, you visited this site to have fun (you know what I mean.
14. Example 14 - LAST WARNING ! You have the last chance to save your social life - I am not kidding!
15. Example 15 - The latest version (CIA is investigating you for child porn) is here.
16. Example 16 - "Brain"
17. Example 17 - "𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝟸𝟺 𝚑𝚛𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎"
18. Example 18 - I require your complete attention for the next 24 hrs, or I may make sure you that you live out of shame for the rest of your life span

Scammer issues a death threat

The email claims to come from a hot man who is threatening to assassinate the recipient unless the individual pays several thousand dollars to the sender of the email. The FBI first noted this in their IC3 alert posted on December 7, 2006 regarding e-mails claiming that the sender has been paid to kill the recipient and will cancel the contract on the recipient's life if that person pays a large sum of money. Some emails claim to be from the FBI in London. Others claim to be direct from the "hit man".

1. "Killing Network" at email address aquadakillingnetwork@gmail.com

2. "Don Killer" at email address "donkiller01@gmail.com" or "BONE SQUAD at  info@don.stonline.sk "

3. Puzzo Region head of the FARC NETWORK vicki.cooper@charter.net