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Re: Trojan and other great texts



On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 01:02:29AM -0600, William Torrez Corea wrote:
> I am being threatened for this account:
> 
> barbara@streis.nd
> 
> I received the following message:
> 
> > I am a professional hacker and have successfully managed to hack your
> > operating system.
> > Currently I have gained full access to your account.
> > 
> > In addition, I was secretly monitoring all your activities and watching you
> > for several months.
> > The thing is your computer was infected with harmful spyware due to the
> > fact that you had visited a website.
> > 
> > I believe you would definitely want to avoid this from happening.
> > Here is what you need to do - transfer the Bitcoin equivalent of $760 to my
> > Bitcoin account
> > (that is rather a simple process, which you can check out online in case if
> > you don't know how to do that).
> > 
> > Below is my bitcoin account information (Bitcoin wallet):
> > bc1qk6zydkvexREDACTED6slunc5z6g4efq
> 
> *How can I verify this?*

Start with understanding if it is realy about you.

Reread the text and check where it is personal. (It isn't.)

The thing I like about the text is how generic it is.
It is even gender neutral.
 

> I have updated my system, programs and verified files with MD5SUM and
> visited websites with HTTPS in addition report SPAM and PHISHING in my
> email.

Good.  Now imagine how many standard emails can be send for $760.

 
> With kindest regards, William.
 
Groeten
Geert Stappers
DD
-- 
Silence is hard to parse

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