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'I have received access to all electronic devices' Email Scam

Posted: November 5, 2020

Scare-tactics are one of the favorite tools of online fraudsters, and this is the exact strategy used by the criminals behind the 'I have received access to all electronic devices' email scam. Recipients of this email may be somewhat worried because of its contents. According to the message, the victim's computer has been compromised by a hacker, and they have been recording their online activity for over two months. The anonymous criminals state that they have obtained video recordings of the user browsing pornographic websites and will send them to their colleagues, friends and family. They promise to make all of this disappear if the victim agrees to pay a ransom fee of $1,450 via Bitcoin to the attacker's wallet.

Anyone can be the recipient of the 'I have received access to all electronic devices' email scam because the criminals behind these campaigns are usually collecting email addresses from leaked databases. You can rest assured that no-one has received access to your computer, and the entire message is one massive bluff meant to scare you into sending your money to scammers.

Users who see the 'I have received access to all electronic devices' email scam in their inbox should ignore the threat and delete the message immediately.

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