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E mail hacked ?

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tiredoldwoman Sat 20-Oct-18 12:20:23

I got an e mail this morning demanding money or they will release my files to the public ?
Eugene from the dark web ?
Has anyone else had this ?

farview Sun 21-Oct-18 15:57:30

Have got an email that I haven't opened but can see the first line saying:- Did you know I got your password and photos.....

Grandmama Sun 21-Oct-18 16:00:05

Recently I was searching on Google for an article from a national newspaper and some suggestions came up then a further suggestion opened up and I didn't look properly at the title, clicked on the suggestion and again not looking properly I clicked an 'Over 18' box (I thought that was a bit strange for the sort of article I was trying to find) then a porn site popped up with a naked woman. Suppose my teenage GD had been searching for something for her school work. This had never happened before and has not happened since, thank goodness. I felt quite shaken.

amberlee Sun 21-Oct-18 16:42:23

Ignore it, its a scam. Another one is a phone call from a non English sounding person saying they are from Microsoft and they can detect a fault with your computer, they encourage you to go online and give them your log in details ......... bingo they have put a virus on your computer and charge you £400 to remove it.

moggie57 Sun 21-Oct-18 19:34:28

Tell them to get stuffed.its a scam

Elegran Sun 21-Oct-18 20:51:41

No, don't tell them to get stuffed, That would confirm that your email address is active and it is worth their while using it again. Forward it to your email provider, and let them trace the sender and tell him to get stuffed.

Scrapgranny Sun 21-Oct-18 21:07:48

A friend had the same email tiredoldwomen and they said that they had evidence of her visiting pornagraphic sites and unless she paid money they would release the info to all her friends. She phoned and asked me what to do and told her to report it to the police. Police told that they were inundated with people reporting the same thing. She was told to ignore

newnanny Sun 21-Oct-18 22:10:52

I have had about three from HMRC but I just bin. Do not open or it can start virus on your computer. If in doubt change passwords to more complex ones with capital and small letters, numbers and special signs too. For example ?772Lollip0p. I am sure most would give up trying to crack a password like that.

westerlywind Sun 21-Oct-18 22:19:00

I have had similar. I have nothing so exciting going on that could be disclosed I noticed they wanted $ in Bitcoins. I don't have any $ or even know what Bitcoin really is.
It is a scam and I am ignoring it

Saetana Sun 21-Oct-18 23:10:09

Its a scam - I've had three of these emails this week alone on my main webmail account! Just delete them - NEVER click on any links in this type of email and definitely don't reply to them either. If the email contains a genuine password for a website you actually use then obviously change it straightaway, although it seems these passwords are old ones - likely from some hack that happened years ago.

trendygran Sun 21-Oct-18 23:11:36

Hi Elegran. I feel less worried about the threatening email,knowing ,as I probably guessed that the same email had been sent to many others. I just hope these scammers are caught and dealt with . Deleted it immediately and hope none of us receive any like that again.

codfather Sun 21-Oct-18 23:20:16

Do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, reply to this email! If you do, you will have confirmed your email and you will receive many more attempts at parting you from your money.

Mark it as spam on your email client and preferably auto-purge.

As a precaution, change your passwords.

Margs Mon 22-Oct-18 10:39:20

Well, it won't be from the Russian Secret Service, the CIA, MI5, MI6 or anyone remotely connected to actual reality.

Probably some dysfunctional middle-aged Mummy's Boy getting his pathetic kicks out of pretending he's someone he's not (living in a weirdy fantasy world!) and sending out random emails as a way of letting off steam because he's never had a girlfriend........takes all sorts to make a world, even sad creeps.

Ignore definitely.

maryhoffman37 Mon 22-Oct-18 12:08:04

Lots of people have had this scam. Just ignore.

EmilyHarburn Mon 22-Oct-18 18:28:34

my husband got one with a password that he is using that ashed for payment in bitcons. He rang the police, who told him to delete it. He will not be using that pss word again. It was one he used for internet shopping.

tiredoldwoman Mon 22-Oct-18 19:32:17

My "48 hours pay up time" has passed without further incident . No Bitcoins or dollars have exchanged hands and no-one has reported receiving my files !
I must have been too boring !
Phew !

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