We have a video of you masturbating
Kripos reports on a new wave of e-mail scams. Scammers try to blackmail their victims. They give an ultimatum - either way you will pay the specified amount to the provided number bank account or compromising photos will be published. Police officers warn - such messages are usually an attempt at fraud and it is best to ignore them.
Always the same mechanism
Kripos informs on his Twitter that he receives more and more reports about the received emails that appear to be fraudulent. The mechanism of action is always the same - the scammer first tries to blackmail his victim by writing in the message, for example, "I have your videos of you masturbate and access to the entire content of your e-mail box. Deposit $ 500 in botcoins to the bank number provided. Otherwise, I'll send it to all of your friends. "
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Best to ignore
Police officers admit that there is no effective method to fight these extortion attempts. Mainly due to the fact that both bank accounts and electronic mailboxes are registered in countries where the Norwegian services cannot conduct investigations. Therefore, cases of reporting such crimes usually result in the discontinuation of the case. Kripos suggests that the best way out of the situation is to ignore such messages.
We have a video of you masturbating. They are usually lies
Attempts at this type of fraud are almost as old as universal access to the Internet. Cases of this type have occurred both in the past and present. However, Kripos has been observing increased activity of fraudsters recently. However, they calm down the residents Norway – this type of news are most often lies. The person sending such an e-mail hopes that I will be able to intimidate the victim, who will deposit the requested amount into the given account without much thought. Unfortunately, sometimes they succeed.
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Other ways of scammers
Just search for "email scams" on Google and you will find out that extortion attempts via email take many forms. One of the most frequently used methods is the so-called "Nigerian scam." The pattern is always the same - you receive an e-mail in broken Polish, in which the sender informs you that you had a distant relative in Africa who, unfortunately, died (of course, you will not know the name, because one never existed). However, he has left behind quite a fortune that you can have access to. Later in the message there is a promise that if you only share the money with the sender, it will help you transfer it to Poland. It only needs a certain amount to complete the process. If you decide to make a transfer - the scammer will probably never speak up again or come back for more.
We have a video of you masturbating. Don't open suspicious emails
Fraudsters also have other methods, e.g. they pretend to be a public trust institution and ask for your password to your e-mail box. Therefore, it is worth being vigilant - the more that neither the bank nor any other entity will ever ask you in an e-mail for access to, for example, online banking. In any case, it is worth contacting the sender's headquarters to confirm the authenticity of the e-mail. It is best not to react to blackmail or "Nigerian scam" attempts at all. Only in this way will you secure your own data, and thus your money.
