A Spam Email From A Hacker
By Janeth
@janethwayne (5191)
Philippines
July 23, 2019 9:48pm CST
I open my inbox today and I read a spam email from a hacker and told me that he knows my password and all and then he will remove all that records once I pay a ransom to him and so on and so forth.I am a poor person with nothing to pay,I even work here to earn a little cash for me to have a little income at the same time and then I will be asked to pay just for that scary messages like a bomb threat.
I know it is not funny but they are crazy to do that and they targeted people who got none.How can you pay if you yourself is struggling about money also like they do.But I don't really understand why they hack and hack instead of working a decent job.If I were them they will write here instead and earn $5 dollars and start to save it.But I did not download anything when I read the message and or go to the link they provide.I am a ordinary person but I am not dumb.Have anyone of you tried this and experience this kind of emails?Have a lovely day to all.
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25 responses
@Diegojgomez (118)
• Langley, British Columbia
24 Jul 19
If he were a real hacker he would use your mail or your things even more private, he is simply using "reverse psychology" will make you believe he has your data to make you feel afraid and pay what he asks, on the other hand just ignore it and remove the message, there are people who unfortunately live to deceive the humblest.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Yes you are right I just delete his message.He is a crazy person.
@marguicha (223107)
• Chile
24 Jul 19
Ireceived the same email some time ago. I pondered what to do and decided to delete it.
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@wolfgirl569 (106397)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jul 19
Many work harder at trying to scam people than they would at a real job.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Yes there are a lot of things to earn in a decent way.Thank you.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
24 Jul 19
I think you can complain to the cyber security
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@TheGreater (125)
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24 Jul 19
if the hacker really knows your passwords he should be doing something believable like using your another email to email your main email, or he should include the passwords he know in the email if he really knows it, it's just a scam don't worry about it
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
I guess the hacker didn't research well enough to know how much you can afford to pay them. They just do a shotgun approach in emailing someone to frighten. I am just wondering how many they do victimised in this scheme that they are really reaching out to as many email they can send to.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Yes it is so stupid to ask for a ransom from a poor and also needy.I am not a millionaire.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
24 Jul 19
There are tons of scams. I just ignore them. If you do not feel safe, do change your passwords. And hackers do not want to earn money, they want to get money instantly.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
25 Jul 19
Yes @DianneN thanks for sharing your experiences.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Jul 19
@janethwayne I understand, but you opened and read that e-mail before you sent it to spam and that could also alert him that you did so. I don't open spam mail. I send it straight to spam.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
It is already sent to my spam I did not open the link and never download the documents that he inserted there.I just delete it at once.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Yes plenty in spams where you can see scams
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@Janet357 (75646)
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24 Jul 19
@janethwayne working is a lot.easier to earn money than stealing
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
24 Jul 19
this is a great example of spearfishing - targeted at you. Frustrating at best. Sorry you had to deal with this.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Sure it is frustrating for them because I got none so that is so funny for me really.But Thank you for the kind words.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
24 Jul 19
@janethwayne No problem, I deal with those all day long.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jul 19
Let's just be careful with those emails we received.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Yeah I know because there are plenty of problems in the world of internet this days.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jul 19
@janethwayne yes, so many concerns beyond one's control. The technology has advanced so swiftly that some possible consequences were not given due attention,
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
24 Jul 19
the odds are the hacker has nothing on you, and no idea what your password is - they'll send the same threat out to thousands of people - did they give a copy of your password to you? I expect not, as they don't have it. Report them, block and ignore them
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@psanasangma (7287)
• India
24 Jul 19
Earlier days I use to receive mails like " I have receive this and that much of amount " and the funny thing is I should not be informed to anyone... I was lucky enough though I don't know such scam. I did not response to them. But threatening to clean up all is beyond the expectation.
Why these kind of people are expected to earn easily without any effort
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Maybe because they want a instant cash on hand and not any effort than to scare people.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
Too bad to feel but ignoring is the key.
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@ihasaquestion (8275)
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24 Jul 19
That's just sad. Maybe making others miserable make them feel good. Feeding off from bad energy; that's just bad. I say ignore and move on. All the best to your mylotting aite. Peace.
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