lajoie wrote:
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I received an email a few days ago saying that that had information on me etc and demanding payment in bitcoin.
I ignored it but , this morning received a similar one but this one had apparently been sent from my own email address. Obviously not making any payment but, does anyone have any advices?
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This form of threatening communication is a common tactic used by miscreants to extort victims. To improve the likelihood of success the miscreant will deploy a psychological ruse by including information that they have obtained elsewhere and / or forges your email address as the sender to imply truth and/or risk from other things mentioned in the communication. For example, the miscreant may quote an old or current password that the victims uses or used to use.
If you believe the account has been compromised then follow the advice here My Virgin media email has been hacked | Virgin Media Help. For further advice see Report a phishing attempt | Action Fraud
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