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'FINAL WARNING' Email Scam

Posted: January 6, 2020

The 'FINAL WARNING' email scam is associated with a fake extortion email that users worldwide appear to be receiving from random email addresses. The purpose of this email seems to be to trick the victim into thinking that a hacker has obtained pornographic materials from them, and they threaten to send them to their family, friends, and co-workers. Extortion emails that rely on illegally obtained pornographic materials are often described as 'sextortion' and, unfortunately, they have become quite popular among online con artists.

The 'FINAL WARNING' email scam, in particular, has a very harsh tone. The trickster claims that the victim has been ignoring their previous emails and that this message should serve as a final warning. The text continues by saying that the scammers also have pictures of the target's house and car, and they will not hesitate to post them alongside the pornographic materials – in their eyes, this would serve as proof of the victim's identity. The last few lines of text contain the extortion scheme itself – the con artists ask to be paid $1,500 via Bitcoin, and they promise to delete the adult content.

The good news is that the whole message is a big bluff, and you should not trust anything it says. We assure you that the con artists behind the 'FINAL WARNING' email scam are not in possession of any pornographic materials of you, and their threats should be ignored.

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