Scammers are like squirrels!

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Yesterday I received this email: Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your Microsoft account. I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisely. 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, macOS 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 internet. During this period, I’ve learned about all aspects of your private life, but one is of special significance to me. I’ve recorded many videos of you jerking off to highly controversial porn videos. Given that the “questionable” genre is almost always the same, I can conclude that you have sick perversion. 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 Iist will suddenly receive these videos – 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 former life. Don’t think of yourself as an innocent victim. No one knows where your perversion might lead in the future, so consider this a kind of deserved punishment 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 1500$ to my Litecoin (LTC) wallet: ltc1q6kk3j875zt2swm9peewaepj76w9a9tkazrpf76 Once I receive confirmation of the transaction, I will permanently delete all videos compromising you, uninstall 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 Microsoft account. * Do not cont?ct 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 videos 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. ________________________________________________________ Obviously I know this is a total stab in the dark - I've never watched any "highly controversial porn videos" nor any porn videos for that matter, never mind indulging in any sexual activity while doing so - and anyway I have stickers over my laptop camera lenses! Also I have never used Instagram, Telegram, Facebook etc etc. But I can see how someone who had done those things would be worried, especially a youngster worried about parents finding out. And although I'm confident that none of this is true I still don't really understand how they have sent it apparently from my own email account. I checked the security details and can't see any record of a successful sign-in from anywhere - plenty of unsuccessful attempts from around the world though! These scammers are like squirrels - while we have plenty of things to do in our day, they have nothing better to do than to spend their entire time figuring out how to outwit us