Myantispyware team discovered a new variant of the “This email has been sent from your email account” email scam that uses the 18U6Mdpn8WCqPaAx5LoZaesWDnVq52CbdL Bitcoin wallet account to get money from its victims. Like before, this bitcoin blackmail scam spreads via spam emails. The scam is sent out to thousands of emails at a time.
18U6Mdpn8WCqPaAx5LoZaesWDnVq52CbdL Bitcoin Email Scam
Text presented in the email scam:
Hey! I know your password was / is:
Your computer was infected with my malware, RAT (Remote Administration Tool), your
browser wasn’t updated / patched, in such case it’s enough to just visit some website
where my iframe is placed to get automatically infected, if you want to find out more –
Google: “Drive-by exploit”.My malware gave me full access and control over your computer, I got access to all your
accounts (see password above) and it was possible to see everything on your screen, turn
on your camera or microphone and you won’t even notice about it.I was spying on you and I RECORDED YOU SATISFYING YOURSELF!
After that I removed my malware to not leave any traces.
I can send the video to all your contacts, friends, post it on social network, publish it
on the whole web!But, you can stop me!
Transfer exactly 800$ with the current bitcoin (BTC) price to my bitcoin address.
You can easily buy bitcoin here: www.coingate.com , www.coinbase.com , or Google for
other exchanger.
You can send the bitcoin directly to my address, or create your own wallet first here:
www.login.blockchain.com/en/#/signup/ , then receive and send to mine.My bitcoin address is: 18U6Mdpn8WCqPaAx5LoZaesWDnVq52CbdL
Copy and paste my address, it’s (cAsE-sEnSEtiVE)
I give you 3 days time to transfer the bitcoin!
As I got access to this email account, I will know if this email has already been read.
If you get this email multiple times, it’s to make sure you read it and after payment you
can ignore it.
After receiving the payment, I will remove the video.Next time update your browser before browsing the web!
Threat Summary
| Type | Bitcoin Blackmail Scam |
|---|---|
| Ransom amount | $800 |
| BTC Wallet | 18U6Mdpn8WCqPaAx5LoZaesWDnVq52CbdL |
In order to know more about this bitcoin email scam and how to protect yourself, please read the article This email has been sent from your email account EMAIL SCAM.
