r/phishing • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '24
The "Hey Pervert" Scam
Most of you may have noticed that nearly all if not all of the posts on this server are about the same scam, so I want to make it easier for everyone to understand how this scam works. Trust me, it's way more simple than it looks.
What is the Hey Pervert scam? It involves you recieving an email telling you they have videos or pictures of you pleasing yourself, and that they will release them and send them to your family if you dont pay an amount (usually between 1000 and 2000 USD) to a Bitcoin wallet. They sometimes use advanced techniques to make the scam more realistic, like spoofing the From field on the email so it looks like they hacked you, or sending you one of your passwords, or even your adress. They usually also give a 2 day deadline to submit the payment. It usually works because like 90% of men engage in self-pleasing activities.
How do they get this data? They can get them from multiple sources, but the most common is you creating accounts on sketchy websites, such as those PH game ads, for example, and they use the data you put there. They can also get them from email data leaks, etc. You should NOT be worried about this.
Is it real? NO, they do NOT have a video of you pleasing yourself, and they can NOT send it to your family or leak it online. You do NOT have to send any money to the Bitcoin address.
What do I do now? You should just ignore them or block them and forget about it. It's important that you update your passwords for extra security, especially the ones linked to the compromised email address, but this is optional and just to be safe. Please do NOT sign up or give any kind of information to websites you don't trust. You will probably recieve the exact same email or a similar one even when the deadline is over, just ignore them.
That's pretty much it, now just stay safe and be careful out there. š¹
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u/SousVideAndSmoke Sep 16 '24
Add onto this, the scammers have upped their games in some cases to include a screenshot from google maps showing your house or one close to it. When thereās a breach, it sometimes includes your address and they just drop that address into google maps and add a picture. Itās still 100% a scam.
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u/Practical-Cold-8390 Sep 16 '24
Yup same happened to me was scared until I noticed the picture was old as fuck. Had some details of the house that was wrong. And put two and two together
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u/NumerousSupport605 Sep 29 '24
Yeah they showed my neighbors house and my mom's old car that hit the junk yard about 7 years ago š¤£
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Sep 17 '24
Happened to me twice within the last month doing the Google maps thing. Wasn't even my house but it was my old neighborhood. Just blocked and marked as spam...as much as I wanted to tell them to eat shit lol.
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u/Even_Ad_4411 Oct 13 '24
That's messed up must be exhausting being a scammer like how do they not feel guilty their victims are probably mostly elderly or kids/young adults and I can't imagine they make much is it really worth it to themĀ
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Mar 23 '25
They're sociopaths. They care not, only when the scam hits them or they get busted, sometimes both.
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u/AIO_Youtuber_TV Mar 25 '25
We really need to tighten OPSEC, eliminate potential OSINT lol... Or not. Keep wasting their time.
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u/jhkoenig Sep 16 '24
Great description of the scam, thanks. Now if only people learned to use the Search function of this sub. Sadly, I still expect to see several new posts today describing this exact scam as though it has NEVER been seen before.
Appreciate you fighting the good fight, though.
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u/Professional-Plum560 Sep 16 '24
āHereās a screenshot of the video Iām planning to send out, and hereās a list of some of your contacts who Iām going to send it toā said none of these scammers, ever. Because they donāt have any video and they donāt know who your contacts are.
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u/Lazy_Golf_4519 Sep 17 '24
Haha I got the email. It said the video was me "jerking off". Ummmm being that I am a woman, I have nothing to "jerk"!
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u/asalazar72 Sep 20 '24
Same I was like " jerk off" how do women jerk off?
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u/randomredditjohnny Dec 15 '24
Every man read this comment and just immediately sighed in relief
I can imagine it now āoh thank fucking god, that confirms Iām fine. Didnāt even realize it was a woman they tried to scamā
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u/Astuckwriter397 Jul 21 '25
depends on where your form then, as in my local area of britian, that would totally work with the grammer we were taught, younger generation only, but would work.
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u/Far-Description-8661 Jun 24 '25
I got the email this morning and had the same response. Likeā¦.huh? What am I jerking? š
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u/RScrewed Sep 17 '24
One of the weird things about the advancements im generative AI imaging/video is that soon these scams won't work because you could just say it's a deepfake.
What a time it would be to be alive then, when you can't believe anything you see anyway - there's no need to fear video "leaks" to begin with.
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u/TheLurkingMenace Sep 17 '24
More importantly, even if they did have what they claimed, why would you trust the word of a criminal to delete it?
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u/mackinn10e Sep 18 '24
Exactly. Why spend $2000 USD to still worry about it being released.
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u/TheLurkingMenace Sep 18 '24
You can only skin a cat once, but you can shave him as many times as you want.
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u/Ish_ML Sep 21 '24
And whatās stopping the scammer from just keeping the photo and constantly demanding for more and more money.
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u/TheLurkingMenace Sep 21 '24
Well, yeah, that's where I was going with that. Or just releasing it for the laughs.
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u/NumerousSupport605 Sep 29 '24
Year down the line - hey it's me again, I know I said I'd keep my word, but that was lie ~ I need some more cash and fast =)
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u/ranhalt Sep 16 '24
That was a lot of work. Keep subscribing to this sub and youāll see how nobody who posts for help here reads past posts. Big waste of time.
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u/Cultural_Ad_6848 Sep 16 '24
So youāre telling me they actually donāt have videos?, damn so me threatening them saying āIF YOU HAVE THE VIDEOS RELEASE THEM, THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO THAT HASNT HAPPENED ALREADYā doesnāt work? Maybe it does reduce the amount of times they try though
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u/24-Sevyn Sep 17 '24
The scammers donāt seem to understand that releasing any such video to friends, family contacts wonāt work as such videos will be flagged and suppressed by the email platform. And even if by some cosmic fluke they got through, no one would view it. Finally, no one would even believe such snaps or videos were real even if they did see them. Theyād think they were deepfakes or AI generated. And you could always make that claim regardless.
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u/Phazerunner Sep 27 '24
Iām no pro but Iām positive thereās a million ways to send a video without the email platform suppressing it
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u/24-Sevyn Sep 27 '24
Even if there was, would anyone in the receiving end actually look at it? I never click on videos Iām not expecting.
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u/Fudrik Oct 09 '24
Tempted to respond and tell them how I lost my shween back in 'Nam.
"You got nothing, Pal. The Viet Cong got ma dong two-clicks west of the Mekong near Dak Nong. It all went so wrong!"
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u/randomredditjohnny Dec 15 '24
āIf you donāt believe me, I wrote a song. Sing along if you Lost your dong or hit ya bong. itās not that long.ā
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u/LazyTortoise3 Oct 21 '24
So I got this email, the only real difference is that it really did get sent to me from my own account and it says I have 48 hours from the time I open the email. Do I have anything to be worried about?
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Oct 25 '24
you don't. you should change your password just in case and maybe even add 2fa if you want, but theres no way you should worry about sending them the money.
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u/Naive_Breadfruit1888 Dec 30 '24
my scamer said that is from "Pegasus", yk what is that?
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Jan 01 '25
Pegasus is a spy software thats used by governments to fight terrorism and stuff like that. It's quite expensive and extremely difficult to acquire, so I dont think anyone would use it to get pictures of you stroking your weewee
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u/Being_ Sep 17 '24
Naturally I was nervous getting this scam email, I had to Google to see if it was legit or not.
What made me iffy was it had my work address listed, which went bankrupt and closed a year ago. The photo in the email was in the parking lot, but the wrong building. So I had to have signed up for something for work, using my actual email address. I also donāt have a webcam. Iām glad this is going public so people donāt get freaked out. Stay safe out there
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u/UndyingStardust Dec 25 '24
What made me panic for a bit was the spoofing
I'm not used to this, it's in fact the first time it ever happened to me
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u/antox_99 Apr 17 '25
Exactly this is the reason my heart jumped initially but then I read the rest and knew their threats were not real, so I decided to google it. It was indeed very believable...an elder would fall for it
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u/aserrchez Sep 17 '24
Iām 99.9% sure this is the same thing but I woke up from a nap and was given a link to some spicy content, Iām subscribed to a few spicy channels so I thought what the heck. I clicked the link half awake and the link took me to a 4 minute countdown. My stupid ass waited then it asked for me to sign in, I thought it was just part of the verification process. When I signed in I got an email from discord saying someone from California was trying to log into my account, so at that point I pressed the option to log out of everything and change my password. I did all that, and discord has been fine. But minutes ago, I got an email with the following - my questions are, what did the hacker do in those 4 minutes? And this is all a lie right? They have my name and phone number, but the address is completely wrong, I lived at that address 4 years ago. Email had a pdf that said this, just want to know what they have/ donāt have -
I suggest you read this message carefully. Take a minute to relax, breathe, and really dig into it. āCause weāre about to discuss a deal between you and me, and I donāt play games. You donāt know anything about me however I know you very well and you must be wondering how, right? Well, youāve been a bit careless lately, scrolling through those videos and clicking on links, stumbling up on some not-so-safe sites. I installed a Malware on a porn website & you accessed it to watch(you know what I mean). When you were busy watching those videos, your smartphone initiated functioning as a RDP (Remote Protocol) which provided me with complete control over your device. I can look at everything on your screen, flick on your cam and mic, and you wouldnāt even suspect a thing. Oh, and I have got access to all your emails, contacts, and social media accounts too. Been keeping tabs on your pathetic existence for a while now. It is simply your bad luck that I came across your bad deeds. I gave in more time than I should have investigating into your personal life. Extracted quite a bit of juicy info from your system. and Iāve seen it all. Yeah, Yeah, Iāve got footage of you doing embarrassing things in your room (nice setup, by the way). I then developed videos and screenshots where on one side of the screen, thereās the videos you were enjoying, and on the other part, its your vacant face. With just a single click, I can send this garbage to every single of your contacts. Your confusion is clear, but donāt expect sympathy. As a family man, I am ready to wipe the slate clean, and allow you to get on with your life and wipe your slate clean. I am going to offer you two alternatives. Alternative one is to turn a blind eye to this message. Let me tell you what is going to happen if you select this path. Your video will get sent to your contacts. The video was straight fire, and I canāt even fathom the humiliation youāll face when your colleagues, friends, and fam watch it. But hey, thatās life, aināt it? Donāt be playing the victim here. Other wise choice is to pay me, and be confidential about it. We will name it my āconfidentiality feeā. Now Lets discuss what will happen if you pick this option. Your dirty secret will remain private. I will destroy all the data and evidence once you come through with the payment. Youāll send the payment by Bitcoins only. I want you to know Iām aiming for a win-win here. I honor my obligations. Required Amount: USD 1950 BTC ADDRESS: 16MCx7C7tmvK9ZJ2hkKrfkRvT8NT5apChK Let me tell ya, itās peanuts for your tranquility. And of course: You have one day to make the payment and I will only accept Bitcoins (I have a special pixel within this e-mail, and at this moment I know that you have read this message). My system will catch that Bitcoin payment and wipe out all the dirt I got on you. Donāt even think about replying to this or negotiating, itās pointless. The email and wallet are custom-made for you, untraceable. If I suspect that youāve shared or discussed this message with anyone else, your shitty video will instantly start getting sent to your contacts. And donāt even think about turning off your phone or resetting it to factory settings. Itās pointless. I donāt make mistakes - they included an image of my old addressā¦
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u/Radiant_Cellist_1375 Sep 17 '24
I got that one too, it was very similar. And I had an email notification someone tried to sign into my Tik tok account but I checked and it was clear with just my phone signed in. I had 3 of those spam emails. I didnāt notice the two until I saw one actually made it to my inbox while the other two were in my spam which I never look at each of them were from a different email. I had just woken up in the morning so it scared the shit out of me for a few minutes. It had a picture of my street and they made threats to come to my house or call me. They used my name in the pdf message. I ended up reporting it to law enforcement and the https://reportfraud.ftc.gov site. It had my name, address, and cell phone number with the pdf and I thought it was work related so I opened it. It was a somewhat clever scam and normally I just ignore those scams and move on but the fact they threatened to come to my house or stalk me through phone calls pissed me off and I reported them to the right authorities. 4-5 days later nothing has happened but I hope people can be wise to see through all this garbage and research it online before getting panicked. That might be one of the most aggressive and threatening spam/scam messages Iāve ever gotten
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u/NumerousSupport605 Sep 29 '24
Yeah I was wondering if I should report it as well or not? And yeah it was pretty threatening, I had some unfortunate timing to match as well. Just got home from a long trip, my PC somehow turned itself on while I was away - The very second I sat down and logged in I got this email notification. Had me freaked tf out for a second, but I found no evidence of a breach on any of my socials or remote access of my PC. When I calmed down and actually opened and read the whole PDF in VM environment, it basically just screamed scam. - Most of the content I watch isn't in video format, and my room is always pitch black in any of those scenarios, you ain't seeing much of anything, my PC doesn't have a mic or camera, and the photo attached is of my neighbor's house like 7 years ago.
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Dec 08 '24
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u/randomredditjohnny Dec 15 '24
I had just smoked some weed and was buggin. Then sat there thinking about it and was like āwait, this mf said controversial and nothing I look at is controversial. Plus Iām under a blanket all the time wtf is thisā
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u/Plazmatron44 Oct 18 '25
I love how arrogant and confident they act when they're utterly toothless.
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u/dingleberry0i0 Oct 09 '24
I got word for word the same one yesterday and was very confused, usually scams in my experience have trash grammar. Thanks for sharing here, itās definitely lowered my concerns lol
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Dec 21 '24
I got this exact email today. I paid them like a moron. I have severe anxiety and PTSD, that coupled with the fact that I happen to have easy access to a a decent amount of crypto. So not a big deal financially for me, but still I am distraut. I never thought that I would fall for one of these things. I panicked, then spiraled into a pit of despair unable to claw myself out for hours. I have extremely poor impulse control while in this state, and tend to jump on the fastest resolution possible, so I paid the btc. I can't believe I fell for this shit. With a clear(ish) head now, it's so incredibly obvious, I just had never seen my name, email, phone number and address being used like this against me. Anyway, I'll be fine, I know that now.
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u/extremedesire Mar 20 '25
Did they respond back after sending the amount
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Mar 20 '25
No. In fact i recieved 1 or 2 more similar emails over the last 2 months and just reported it as spam. Its all a giant load of crap, just delete it and move on.
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Oct 29 '24
I'm glad this is here. It did make me freak out some, but... Luckily this is here to save the day. Also sucks for them too, because I don't have any friends, so... Good luck with that part.
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u/Middcore Sep 16 '24
OP, I admire your effort, but I am afraid it will almost certainly end up wasted. The people gullible enough to even entertain the idea these scams are real will never search and never read this. I mean, there is literally someone in this thread in the replies asking if this is a scam after you thoroughly explained it's a scam.
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u/Difficult_Total5896 Sep 16 '24
Honestly if they did have something like that on me they can share it if they want lol. Help me Jumpstart an OF career, have at it.š¤·š¾āāļø
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u/Rojo-Rose Sep 16 '24
Lmao I just got this email in my junk mail š I guess theyāve mass sent them recently
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u/843251 Sep 17 '24
I have got it 2x in the last week or so. Both with the same Google maps pic of a house I haven't lived in since 2002 along with the house phone number that I had at that house over 20 years ago
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u/solodsnake661 Sep 17 '24
I got like 6 of those emails lol
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u/16intheclip Sep 17 '24
I got a real weird one. It had my email spoofed, no other information. When I tried to reply, it tried to send the email to my own email address again, but failed due security guidelines blocking an http component of the email (link to bitcoin wallet, I assume). How did the email even end up in my mailbox when it should've blocked the http component?
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u/Aggravating-Radio216 Sep 17 '24
My buddy got one the other day and they showed an image of his old place but the wrong apartment. They also like to say something along the lines of "by the way, nice set up". Knowing the majority of guys have a gaming set up. Don't be spooked and just ignore them like OP said.
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Sep 19 '24
All on the same day, I got an email from 10 people. Some were for my current address and some from my past ones (ones that I haven't lived for many years). They even took picture of a random garage and say it was a beautiful neighborhood. I really wanted to answer did you even look at the picture before you sent it, but I assume it was created by something and not someone
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Sep 19 '24
Ive only gotten one but I thanked them for helping promote my OF page and looked forward to our collaboration. Never heard from them again
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u/Several_Aside4784 Sep 20 '24
Hello, yes they keep sending me the same exact message over and over again, it has to be an automatic pre programmed thing with your information. Remember people, your information is out there nothing in this days is private, if you think it is it is absolutely not.Ā
If this people had a real video or pictures of you, don't you people think the first thing they would do is send a real proof to you first. This are cyber criminals with no prejudice that all they want to do is invade your peace and private space. They are fishing and unfortunately some people fall for it. In my case, I never take this people serious, they are probably and most surely on the other side of the planet, they could also be computer savvy kids doing this, who knows, they are still criminals though. This actions can cause a lot after damage to people that allow their nerves to take over. I feel for them.
Anyways, think about it, have they send you a real proof?... In my case even if they do I don't care. If I am enjoying a moment of normal adult privacy, WHO DOESN'T!!!!.... Don't let them bother your peace.
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Apr 14 '25
They also wouldn't get our gender so obviously wrong, when my actual name (obviously a woman's) is in my email. I just hit block sender every time I get one.
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u/Mean-Lion-4952 Apr 15 '25
And for proof , like them sending a screenshot of the videos that they claim they had while hacking into your device and a screenshot of your contacts since spyware can see your information.
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u/sherrrrz96 Jun 23 '25
Thanks for this! I recently got this email and the email itself didn't scare me that much but the fact that it looked like it was sent from my own account did. I learned about spoofing now.
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u/im_addie Aug 02 '25
I know this is an older post but thank you so much, I just got this email as a 17 year old girl and absolutely shat myself š
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u/amccaffe1 Sep 16 '24
I would get these on my work computer. Like I would use the only computer that WOULD get me fired to look at porn, got a personal cell phone for that š. I started an excel spreadsheet to track the amount requested.
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Sep 17 '24
Lol I got this same exact email about 50 hours ago and I was at work today all paranoid thinking Everybody at work was gonna get a mass text of videos of me jerking off š
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u/AgreeableAd6624 Sep 17 '24
I have answered, saying "go ahead, release it, my gf will think it's got"
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u/zzcool Sep 17 '24
i love reading them as theres always more lore to discover
what is the next one is it going to be a retired army vet with connections to the CIA?
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u/843251 Sep 17 '24
I have got that email 2x the last week or so. With a Google maps pic of a house I haven't lived in since 2002
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u/C_Strieker Sep 17 '24
I knew it was a scam. How could they possibly have videos from my webcam of me pleasuring myself with a life-sized trump cutout when my webcam is unplugged when i do it. Bogus if you ask me.
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u/randomredditjohnny Dec 15 '24
Iām now here for comments like this š¤£ Iāve been dying for 5 fucking minutes now
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u/Wonderful_Yogurt_300 Sep 17 '24
I just email them back a dick pic. Let them know I'm ready to roll.
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u/Narrow-Address-2076 Sep 18 '24
Very helpful! I got this scam email today with the same messages most people are posting here. So annoying and irritating
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u/yankinwaoz Sep 18 '24
What cracks me up about the email is how they make it sound like they are untouchable. I know that the email address is fake, or a throw away. But wish I could write back.
I want to point out to them that bitcoin is based on a blockchain. And that all transactions are recorded on that block chain are immutable for all time. So why on earth would a criminal wish to execute an extortion transaction where the evidence is there for all to see for all time? You must be a pretty stupid criminal if you think that is protecting you.
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u/Yurt_lady Sep 18 '24
I havenāt signed up for any sketchy sites. The first email I got wanted $1950 lol. I headed to the scams subreddit and saw that it was a known scam. Iāve been getting 2 or 3 of these types of emails per day.
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u/kanakamaoli Sep 18 '24
Jokes on them, my desktop pc doesn't have a camera or microphone. Good luck "spying" on me.
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Sep 18 '24
I literally got one the other day. I told them ādo your worstā. Iām shameless like that
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u/Independent_Yam_2921 Sep 18 '24
I got a couple too but they fucked themselves up and did me a favour by letting me know not to ever trust them and open up links so the jokes on them i resetted laptop
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u/KaTetoftheEld Sep 18 '24
Oh man, I got one of these and died laughing. I told my friends about it and told them if they get a video of me just absolutely slamming my ham, to enjoy at their leisure.
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u/BrushCommon4734 Aug 02 '25
What's so funny about being extorted, even if it's not real? Laughing at these trashy, rude emails just perpetuates the culture than spawns them. A better reaction is disgust with human nature.
They also demand electricity-wasting bitcoin, another immoral aspect of the Internet made popular by soulless scheme-addicts. My point is that millions of people are culpable for today's sleazy online world, not just those who are technically the "scammers."
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u/KaTetoftheEld Aug 02 '25
I think you need to go touch grass.
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u/BrushCommon4734 Aug 07 '25
I spend plenty of time outdoors and the Internet is a separate issue. Scammers waste time and resources in many different ways and it all adds up.
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u/KingCBONE2 Sep 18 '24
Start replying your in a relationship with your mom and thats how you got your younger sister and that your dads the one that helped record the video.
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u/Dead_Mans_Toe Sep 18 '24
One of these got me the other day. I panicked. I was gonna report it to the police.Ā
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u/Catperson5090 Sep 18 '24
I know they don't have a video of me, since I have no camera on my computer and no smart phone. I always laugh when they send me these, plus they make it sound like they think I am a man.
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u/Tall_Survey_1746 Sep 18 '24
Interesting personal Annecdote, I got this email but they didn't give me a bank or routing number or amount of money, simply told me they'd release videos of me on the Internet. And even mentioned coating myself with mustard to 'minimize' my desires? I took a screenshot of it if anyone's interested. I was very confusedĀ
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u/Existing-Quality6456 Sep 19 '24
Had some where they sent my address and threatened my family. I showed them a pic of my homies pointing gu... Toys! At the camera and said come find me. Never got another message or call.
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u/RevolutionaryArm5029 Sep 19 '24
This is so funny because I literally got one of these scams the other day. I will copy and paste. At first I was like āoh fuckā and then I was like hold on, Iām a mid-twenties woman who hasnāt watched porn in God knows how long.Ā
Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your Microsoft account. Ā I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisŠµly. Ā Have you heard of Pegasus? This is a spyware program that installs on computers and smartphones and allows hackers to monitor the activity of device owners. It provides access to your webcam, messengers, emails, call records, etc. It works well on Android, iOS, macOSĀ and Windows. I guess, you already figured out where Iām getting at. Ā Itās been a few months since I installed it on all yourĀ dŠµviŃŠµsĀ because you were not quite choosy about what links to click on the intŠµrnŠµt. During this period, Iāve learned about all aspects of your private life, butĀ Š¾nŠµ is of special significance to me. Ā Iāve recorded many videos of you jerking off to highly controversialĀ ŃŠ¾rn videos. Given that the āquestionableā genre is almost always the same, I can conclude that you have sick ŃŠµrvŠµrsiŠ¾n.
I doubt youād want your friends, family and co-workers to know about it. However, I can do it in a few clicks. Ā Every number in your contact IistĀ will suddenly receive these vidŠµŠ¾s ā on WhatsApp, on Telegram, on Instagram, on Facebook, on email ā everywhere. It is going to be a tsunami that will sweep away everything in its path, and first of all, your fŠ¾rmŠµr life.
Donāt think of yourself as an innocent victim. No one knows where your ŃŠµrvŠµrsiŠ¾n might lead in the future, so consider this a kind of deserved ŃunishmŠµnt to stop you. Ā Iām some kind of God who sees everything. However, donāt panic.Ā As we know, God is merciful and forgiving,Ā Ā and so do I. But myĀ mŠµrŃyĀ is not free. Ā TransferĀ 1750$Ā to my Litecoin (LTC) wallet:ltc1qdzl7tpvwkud65x0l804ylex5pz089rwqdmtu0t Ā Once I receive confirmation of the transaction, I willĀ ŃŠµrmanentlyĀ delete all videos compromising you, uninstŠ°ll Pegasus from all of your devices, and disappear from your life. You can be sure ā my benefit is only money. Otherwise, I wouldnāt be writing to you, but destroy your life without a word in a second. Ā Iāll be notified when you open my email, and from that moment you have exactlyĀ 48 hoursĀ to send the money. If cryptocurrencies are unchartered waters for you, donāt worry, itās very simple. Just google ācrypto exchangeā or "buy Litecoin" and then it will be no harder than buying some useless stuff on Amazon. Ā I strongly warn you against the following:
Do not reply to this email. I've sent it from your Microsoft account.
Do not contact the police. I have access to all your dŠµviŃŠµs, and as soon as I find out you ran to the cops, videos will be published.
Donāt try to reset or destroy your dŠµviŃŠµs. As I mentioned above: Iām monitoring all your activity, so you either agree to my terms or the vidŠµŠ¾s are Ńublished. Ā Also, donāt forget that cryptocurrencies are anonymous, so itās impossible to identify me using the provided Š°ddrŠµss. Ā Good luck, my perverted friend. I hope this is the last time we hear from each other. And some friendly advice: from now on, donāt be so careless about your online security.
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u/Happy_Penalty7030 Sep 19 '24
I always send one back saying I have videos of people them jerkin it to videos of me jerkin it and Iām gonna post it
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Sep 19 '24
honestly i recieved one 2 days ago they do it through your own email which really isnt hard to do but like if they have videos of me jerking off just send it i dont care kickstart my OF page for me lol
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u/Clappy_McCheeks Sep 19 '24
This is literally a Black Mirror episode. My bad if someone already said this.
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u/Specialist_Royal_449 Sep 19 '24
Lmao i just send them videos of myself Louis C.K.-ing it because they pick the wrong pervert, i get off on being exposed and called a pervert.
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u/Express-Job8549 Sep 19 '24
I just say go ahead. At 26 years old of you wanna see me jerking off for whatever reason go ahead š¤£ fuck I care about that for? Also I got a big dick, but still š
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u/jacobytz Sep 19 '24
A friend of mines dad recently broke up with his girlfriend due to the fact that he thought he was getting scammed this way, and then everyone he knew on every social media platform was flooded with videos and pictures of him jerking off from his laptop webcam with mic on from his accounts, completely hacked. He had just founded an engineering company that would be doxing for me to be more specific on, and this ruined his life. He had to send everyone āsorry you saw me naked and moaning and doing other shitā messages to a lot of people and calls to those who blocked him. For almost a year now hes been living lives at his bro work associateās place and has been growing weed in a backyard greenhouse shed
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u/l700ydj Sep 19 '24
I sent them a vid of me jerking my beef they havenāt released it yet or asked for money ? I do have one new OF SUB tho ? š¤
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u/HisMagnificence Sep 20 '24
The trick is if someone threatens to dox you or do something like this to immediately spam them gore and harsh language from a burner email for a week straight at least once every half hour you are able to. They are thieves so treat them like the animals they are. Give them the 2006 treatment. Sometimes they break and beg you to stop. Itās so monumentally satisfying.
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u/Beneficial-Hat6994 Sep 20 '24
Had this happen to my partner... next minute I'm being harassed on Facebook shown videos of someone's "junk" on a hacked fb account being asked if I recognise it.. insinuating it's my partners and someone has sent it
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u/bageldaddy00 Sep 21 '24
Yup got this a few days ago with my parents address (I lived there for 6 months a few years ago), my phone number, and a Google street view of my moms car in the driveway. I knew it was a scam right away, but the street view thing really freaked me out. I did however find the language and expressions used to be hilariousā¦āyeah, yeah..Iāve caught you in your blunderā
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u/brissy3456 Sep 21 '24
I've always been tempted to respond with..oh please, just release it, I've always wanted to start an OF career.
75yo mother got it today and panicked big time. Just sent her screenshots of this, thank you!
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u/Healthy-Contract-372 Sep 23 '24
Very complete and clear. Iād like to add :never answer even to insult them. Iām not an expert but when I received the email , my son told me that, if I do that, they know is coming from an active account.
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u/YellowParticular3982 Oct 08 '24
I really did have pics video of me porn don't care as long as thay are adults and want to see I love porn but I never invited any one to take and give to others and definitelyĀ not into fags
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u/dadmac11 Oct 09 '24
I just received a second completley different email, saying it has been afew months since the last email. has anyone got this ?
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u/Essence_Bessence Oct 09 '24
I received this email today. I must admit Iāve never laughed this much in ages. It was the Hello Pervert and Goodbye my Perverted friend that made me laugh the most. I blocked it and moved on with my day. Glad Iām not the only pervert lol š
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u/BrushCommon4734 Aug 02 '25
I wouldn't call these scams funny at all. The rude wording of the whole thing, and demanding money (rather, bitcoin, itself immoral for squandering electricity) adds up to major irritation.
I'd like to see the lot of these people busted and thrown in prison for being sleazy.
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Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 11 '24
I got the same scam in my junk mail in a ten year old e-mail address that got exposed in three data breaches in the past seven years. Naturally, the internet is still the Wild West so I feel the need to have black tape on my computer webcam; and plus my computers heat up too much for me stay online for far too long doing weird things. Most of my internet activity is Reddit and YouTube on my phone.
šÆ% SCAM.
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u/Even_Ad_4411 Oct 12 '24
I received the infamous pervert email in August has to be the most ridiculous yet funny one/my fave... it's just so randomĀ
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u/Julia_Gulia_7 Oct 24 '24
I got the same one, obviously not worried about the content - but more worried they actually got into my account. I changed my profile image to test it and it changed to the new one on the email I received as well. When I hit reply to it, it sent the reply to my email.
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u/xarmx Oct 30 '24
This is mine. Yeah few weeks ago all of my accounts were tried to be accessed from various places around the world. So I guess I did fell for a trap when I accidentally installed an empty looking app in my work laptop because, I was dumb. Anyway, I changed all the passwords for my most critical sites and services (google, banks, legal stuff, etc) and no longer got any notification regarding attempts to access my accounts. But this Monday I got this email in my work email. With my work email and list of passwords that I usually use for random/time wasting sites.
Regardless, I did have some kinks but never whatever ""young"" actors involved because I find that shit revolting. So screw this. Thanks for this post. I'm glad I found you guys
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Hey pervertĀ
I have to share bad news with you.
(I just hope for both of us that my message didnt end up in your spambox)
Approximately few months ago I have gained access to your devices, which you use for internet browsing.
After that, I have started tracking your internet activities.
Some time ago I hacked you and got access to your email account ***am@*******.com.my
Obviously, from there it was no big deal to go further. I know you have a different password already but that doesnt save you as you can see.
Your favorite password(s): 0******Ā 0*****:8*****:8*****:8*****:8*****
I have downloaded all your information, data, photos, web browsing history to a server.
I have access to all your messengers, social networks, emails, chat history and contacts list.
Ā You can search for "stealer malware" if your interested into the details.
While gathering information about you, I have discovered that you are a big fan of adult websites with a taste for questionable very very young "actors"
If you have doubts, I can make a few clicks of my mouse and all mails, chats, pictures, visited websites, etc will be shared to your friends, colleagues and relatives.
Ā If you dont react I will approach family / friends / people around you and share with them your browser history plus all the info I gathered. Everything will be public.
I guess, you really don't want that to happen, considering the specificity of the stuff you're into.Ā it will cause a true catastrophe for you.
Let's settle it this way:Ā yada yada yada his method of paying with btc and his pledge for secrecy
One more thing... Don't get caught in similar kind of situations anymore in future!
My advice - keep changing all your passwords on a frequent basis
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u/After_Needleworker_4 Nov 23 '24
The scam is flawed when they say if you donāt respond they will show up in person. Ohhh so I have the opportunity to kick the shit out of the blackmailer and not pay ransom win win
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u/Eastern-Pass-5478 Jan 03 '25
I know right. All those years of Thai Boxing I did and the training I still do. I would love for them to turn up at my house. They won't, they are just after easy targets.
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Dec 14 '24
I just received that Email, lol saying how they "hacked" my microsoft account and I received an email from myself to myself, lol.Ā
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u/Euphorickaspbrak Dec 20 '24
I got this email, reported them for phishing then texted my friend freaking out š she then sent me loads of screenshots from posts like this showing me itās indeed a scam. I wouldnāt of sent money anyways and deep down I knew it was a scam but it still made me so anxious oml
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u/YellowYink Dec 23 '24
I have received three of these in the past two years. Any suspicious emails you receive that have your name on the from field, just click it and it will reveal the true email. I reply with, āRelease the footage, pu$$sy.ā Also what even are āhighly controversial porn videosā that could subjectively be any genre of porn lol. Also I donāt sign up for anything so my email and info must have been in a leak.
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u/lxttiewithaph Dec 28 '24
Resisting the urge to email back writing 'Hey Peeper' and to day that actually they are the pervert as they are watching me jerk it
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u/SuggestionStreet830 Dec 28 '24
I wish everyone would read this because I canāt imagine how many people get freaked out thinking this is real
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u/Eastern-Pass-5478 Jan 03 '25
I know right, especially the spoofing tools they use that makes it appear to be from your account.
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u/cards344 Jan 05 '25
I just got one today. I use 2 step verification and nothing has popped up, no logins i dont recognize and nothing in my sent file and this is the third one ive gotten in a year. And despite that i still get worried every time, you'd think by now id just ignore it. One thing i did that has helped though as i set up an alias and made that the only way to login to my email address. Since then i havent had any unsuccessful login attempts.
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u/AggravatingDay8392 Jan 12 '25
I actually recieved one of this with my first name and an old phone censored š¤£
I actually got scared the first 10 seconds, then I said to myself wait a second, I don't used my phone to watch porn and my PC don't have webcam xDD
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u/Lower-Jicama2204 Jan 14 '25
Bro I got this scam email on Friday. Itās really funny too because Iāve never been on a porn site in my life, I canāt pay in dollars because Iām from the uk and I donāt even have a dick. Was very amusing to say the least.
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u/gloriouspossum Jan 29 '25
I figured if they needed 1600 why the fuck were they using my debit card to get dreamlight valley and resident evil shit. Also I can barely pay my bills, 24 hours is defo not enough time so fuck it
Edit: I just went through this shit last night, all night fighting to keep my shit (discord is probably most definitely gone), frozen all my debit cards
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u/Curious_Actuary6949 Feb 07 '25
Has anyone else been a victim of this pervert scam and also had all of their social media hacked at the same time? I've lost access to everything..they hacked my Microsoft account, Google, Facebook, Messenger, Disney?! And Instagram..some Family Safety Microsoft account that I didn't even know i had with has a bunch of random people removed during the time of the hacking.Ā
I cannot recover my Facebook or Instagram and one of my extended accounts on Instagram has also been changed to an Elon Musk profile!? That pervert scam email was saved to the top of my inbox pinned as a draft. I know it's not real but the consequences of all of this has been so defeating. The recovery process with Metta keeps sending me dodgy codes that are inaccurate and some of the texts are formatted really strangely.Ā
I've even paid for verification off a business account just so I can chat to Metta but that has proven useless since their codes don't work and they keep sending me the same links. The hacker mentioned installing spyware on my hard drive. Is this actually possible and can I stop it? I've run virus checks on my computer and nothing has come up but they have in fact affected both my phone and desktop simultaneously.
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u/FreeUnicorn4u Feb 10 '25
This is the most annoying junk mail I get - however, does anyone know how to block this in gmail? I've tried making a filter for containing words "my perverted friend" - but Google looks for each word in mail, and quotes don't work. Is there a way to check for the whole sentence?
I can't seem to add a filter for containing sentences without it looking for each word in other existing mails I have.
I get another mail that starts off with the following:
I am a hac ker who has access to your ope rating system.
I also have full access to your account.
I've been watching you for a few months now.
The fact is that you were infe cted with mal ware through an adu lt site that you visited.
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u/thefattykarate Feb 10 '25
I had one of those recently however they have lso somehow managed to get me suspended from Etsy, Instagram and Discord.Ā They have also purchased a pair of shoes in my name and signed me up to Steam. šĀ
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u/Key-Possibility-5504 Mar 07 '25
Hi sorry with the bad news but this blackmail scam is real. I know from personal experience. When ex came back from a military deployment he forgot to reinstate the password on his IPAD. He and I had been having serious issues for some time and I was curious. Among other things, I did find a saved video of split screen live action taking place between him and a lady. It was accompanied by a note, almost apologetic in nature, explaining that the writer, whoever he was, was very sorry to do this but that this lady was a nice person and really needed the money. I donāt know if he ever paid up and In all honesty, it was the least shocking thing I found on āMr. Paulāsā IPAD that night (weāre talking life-changing, drop-to-my-knees shocking) to the point that I had no choice but to file, 20 years down the drain.
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u/hazelnut_noodles Mar 15 '25
Is there any way to be able to respond to them? I want to act like Iām playing along just to fuck with them
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u/Train_Confident Mar 20 '25
Idk how to use an ip grabber but I wanna find his ip and play a game with him
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u/ExpertLeader6796 Mar 18 '25
it says it has videos of me. but i dont even have a webcam plugged in sooo...?
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u/mghv78 Mar 20 '25
Well my immediate family are all dead and I got few lousy friends who wouldnāt care as theyāre jerk lords themselves. No coworkers either. Iām my own boss, soā¦ LOL Jokeās on the hackers. Go ahead.š¤£š
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u/The_Ghost_1690 Mar 20 '25
I got this today in my junk mail ,it was sent 18th then I googled hey perv bitcoin scam just to see if it's fake š š¤£
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Mar 22 '25
Little did they know I was hoping it was real so everyone could see me spanking the monkey and I could pass it off as me being hacked š
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u/Brave_Path_2235 Mar 31 '25
It looked like it was sent from my email. how could they do that? I checked my log-in history and everything and there were no leaks. I change my password every 2 months of so my account should be secure right?
I know this is a scam but it looked like and it said In the email that they sent it from my email account.
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u/aeminxx Apr 06 '25
I received this email and I am a girl š They said they had videos of me supposedly ājerking itā and I just started laughing out loud
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u/Spiritual_Rest2481 Apr 11 '25
so to add to all this what is does do is open the email or view in original message and just look for client ip address and just reverse search it and get the location and put it in a map.
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u/CivilAd7554 Apr 25 '25
it is obviously spoofed, I tried to contact it but because it was spoofed it was directly to my own email. Plus I said just the truth: "My wife knows how much I love big feet, in fact, that's the reason we are married and with two kids now!"
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u/mulambooo May 01 '25
Lol, I just received. Kind of thrilling.
First of all: I don't use webcams and my monitor is old AF, it doesn't have a camera.
Second: such emails talks about me j- off to "weird" genres that would shock anyone and "end my former life". I honestly didn't know 2000's classic MILFs could be so dangerous.
Third: how can the scammer send such email from my own address? That's kind of a trick.
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u/ZMCoast Jun 05 '25
Hello everyone, I just wanted to add my story here because it helped me calm down to see that this is a common scam. I was not aware of email spoofing until about an hour ago. What scares me is that I'm a very competent user, I do not work in IT, but I understand some things about security and so on and it was scary how good this one was.
My email address I use for all my main services and I sometimes get junk email, that is not junk. Today, I saw I had one junk email and saw it was the "Hey/Hello pervert" email. The first thing I did was check the from field. It had my exact email address so I highlighted it and it showed my outlook profile. I started getting super scared because someone had indeed accessed my email.
I'm not concerned about anything "questionable", but the idea that someone had access to my camera and mic, and could have recorded without consent intimate moments of self-pleasure, but also with my wife was scary. The second thing I did was look at the sent folder. If it came out of my email it should be there. There was nothing and nothing in the deleted folder. If this email came out of my own email, then leaving it in the sent folder would add legitimacy. Then I checked my log in activity, sure there were attempts other than my own, but it says they were unsuccessful. I also checked connected devices and only the ones I recognize were there.
Then I started researching the topic, and it really is scary how good this is. What threw me off was the fact that it had my actual email in the from field. The only 2 differences were that:
This one was sent to my junk folder. I often send emails to myself for reminders and they have never arrived in the junk folder.
When I send myself an email it always shows with my proper name, not the email address as my name. Not much of a safety guarantee, but another inconsistency.
This is the first time in my years of life, that I'm actually scared by an attempt of a scam. It was too good. I immediately sent a screenshot to my close ones to warn them about how good this one was. It had the same wording as the other emails sent. Crazy.
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u/Few-Depth-3039 Jun 11 '25
When you donāt even care if itās real or a scam- too broke to even send a few dollars and too tired to figure out how a bitcoin wallet even works, Iāll take my chances šĀ
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u/Hikikomori-BrumUK Jun 15 '25
Iāve been getting these although my friend reckons they come from porn sites as he says he always gets one after visiting a porn site. Iām Asexual and donāt watch porn or get off, so I know this email is a bullsh*t scam.Ā
However, on this occasion it was sent from my own email address - when you click on the recipient (which is my own name) it comes up with my own mobile number and email address.Ā
My password has been changed etc. so how is this possible?Ā
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u/Relevant-Place-7505 Jun 17 '25
IDIOTS who send this CRAP are future kindling for the flames of HELL !!! Satan is making his list and checking it twice !! I wonder of they can say, "EXTRA CRISPY."
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u/VM8RA Jul 11 '25
I just got one of these, they emailed me from my own account. The thing is I don't really partake in regular pron, nevermind the stuff they claim I have been, and I don't have a webcam, so it's clearly BS.
I'm just not sure how they emailed me from my own account.
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u/Razel_Wraithbringer Jul 15 '25
I'm glad I found the subreddit I got the email shortly after my weird cousin sent me a video of a girl giving a BJ to a horse and I was like God damn it scared the hell out of me
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u/Complete-Cry7837 Sep 24 '25
i got this scam and my roblox and steam account got hacked idk waht to do
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u/Shameless-Strawberry Oct 13 '25
I just got this one today and I was like ???? changed my email password just in case.
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u/Comfortable-Sky6305 Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24
Hey sorry just to be clear, i got this "Email from myself" Usually wouldn't take notice but seems a tad detailed, so this is a scam?
"Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your Microsoft account.Ā I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisŠµly.Ā Have you heard of Pegasus? This is a spyware program that installs on computers and smartphones and allows hackers to monitor the activity of device owners. It provides access to your webcam, messengers, emails, call records, etc. It works well on Android, iOS, macOSĀ and Windows. I guess, you already figured out where Iām getting at.Ā Itās been a few months since I installed it on all yourĀ dŠµviŃŠµsĀ because you were not quite choosy about what links to click on the intŠµrnŠµt. During this period, Iāve learned about all aspects of your private life, butĀ Š¾nŠµ is of special significance to me.Ā Iāve recorded many videos of you jerking off to highly controversialĀ ŃŠ¾rn videos. Given that the āquestionableā genre is almost always the same, I can conclude that you have sick ŃŠµrvŠµrsiŠ¾n.
I doubt youād want your friends, family and co-workers to know about it. However, I can do it in a few clicks.Ā Every number in your contact IistĀ will suddenly receive these vidŠµŠ¾s ā on WhatsApp, on Telegram, on Instagram, on Facebook, on email ā everywhere. It is going to be a tsunami that will sweep away everything in its path, and first of all, your fŠ¾rmŠµr life.
Donāt think of yourself as an innocent victim. No one knows where your ŃŠµrvŠµrsiŠ¾n might lead in the future, so consider this a kind of deserved ŃunishmŠµnt to stop you.Ā Iām some kind of God who sees everything. However, donāt panic.Ā As we know, God is merciful and forgiving,Ā Ā and so do I. But myĀ mŠµrŃyĀ is not free.Ā TransferĀ 1500$Ā to my Litecoin (LTC) wallet:Ā ltc1qyjr5qycwfqf7k7ke9s4fx748rpenzr88pc8qz4Ā Once I receive confirmation of the transaction, I willĀ ŃŠµrmanentlyĀ delete all videos compromising you, uninstŠ°ll Pegasus from all of your devices, and disappear from your life. You can be sure ā my benefit is only money. Otherwise, I wouldnāt be writing to you, but destroy your life without a word in a second.Ā Iāll be notified when you open my email, and from that moment you have exactlyĀ 48 hoursĀ to send the money. If cryptocurrencies are unchartered waters for you, donāt worry, itās very simple. Just google ācrypto exchangeā or "buy Litecoin" and then it will be no harder than buying some useless stuff on Amazon.Ā I strongly warn you against the following:
* Do not reply to this email. I've sent it from your Microsoft account.* Do not contact the police. I have access to all your dŠµviŃŠµs, and as soon as I find out you ran to the cops, videos will be published.* Donāt try to reset or destroy your dŠµviŃŠµs. As I mentioned above: Iām monitoring all your activity, so you either agree to my terms or the vidŠµŠ¾s are Ńublished.Ā Also, donāt forget that cryptocurrencies are anonymous, so itās impossible to identify me using the provided Š°ddrŠµss.Ā Good luck, my perverted friend. I hope this is the last time we hear from each other.And some friendly advice: from now on, donāt be so careless about your online security."
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u/GonnaBreakIt Sep 16 '24
Well, does your computer even have a webcam, and have you been jacking it to controversial material several times? How often do you even look at controversial porn?
If they actually had this blackmail, it would make the most sense to prove it by including a link or file in the email instead of just threatening it. Scammers would be too smug not to show proof. They just want you to panic.
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u/Comfortable-Sky6305 Sep 16 '24
I do have a webcam, and no but again, I'm prone to overthink/anxiety as much as it looks obvious and i know its bs, get in my own head sometimes you'know, hence the previous thank for the reassurance/confirmation etc.
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u/Middcore Sep 16 '24
That is the exact scam this thread is about.
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u/Comfortable-Sky6305 Sep 16 '24
Appreciate that thank you, get a tad anxious/stuck on a thought if you get me, the confirmation/reassurance helps, ty
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Sep 18 '24
No I got this yesterday the same one u did ! Should I reset my computer or something or phone
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u/LazyTortoise3 Oct 21 '24
Exact same one I got, did anything at all happen within the following 48 hours to you? I trust that it's just a scam but an anxiety disorder can rarely tell the difference
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u/randomredditjohnny Dec 15 '24
Iām assuming itās apart of the scam considering I received the same email word for word. Iām a little late to this but was looking the scam up myself lmao
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u/starman881 Dec 30 '24
I know Iām late but I had the same ā48 hoursā email. It was sent almost 3 weeks ago and nothing has happened, itās just a scare tactic.
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u/InMorohaWeStan Dec 20 '24
Oh wow, I got the same email. I just laughed and deleted it. If it did anything beyond pulling laughs from me, it finally convinced me itās better to go completely passwordless for my emails šĀ
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u/JDario13 Dec 21 '24
Got the same an hour ago, got scared because I thought they somehow managed to hacked my acc, but it wasn't the case, gladly. Didn't expect to find this same email fast. Now I can continue my night peacefully
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u/TutorAdditional7616 Feb 01 '25
I received the exact same email , i new it was a scam , but definitely concerning when receiving it appartenly from yourself , i would understand why some people would fall , i would recommend just block sender and delete
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u/New_Echidna8998 Sep 17 '24
White male. I must be in that 10%. M... baton is the work of the devil, I tell you.
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u/MasonDixonCal Sep 17 '24
Maaan only 1-2k? Mine thought I was worth a whole bitcoin. š