1B4h63LjY8ZZBLuk1r5s6HkeVRV5W6uRE2 is a new bitcoin wallet address used by scammers to receive a ransom from the victims of the “Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you” EMAIL SCAM. If you receive an email containing this address, mark it as spam or delete it. Do not believe what is written in the email. The best solution is to relax and ignore the scam.
These scam emails say that hackers hacked into your computer/phones/email account and recorded you visiting adult sites. They threaten to distribute the video to your family and friends, unless you pay into their Bitcoin account. It is a scam. The people behind these emails are scammers. Don’t pay them anyway!
Threat Summary
Type | Bitcoin Blackmail Scam, Sextortion Scam |
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NAME | “Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you” EMAIL SCAM |
Ransom amount | $1650 USD |
BTC Wallet | 1B4h63LjY8ZZBLuk1r5s6HkeVRV5W6uRE2 |
Examples of such bitcoin scams
1YBEnJqL1xPbXXptk3aeoeUeAHEHhb3tw, 1CiqhHbPPNKHyX9AiMBFKp6ydxcM5WJyBW, 1HQWaFbMUvQqeRQsWzyX4HsAvzvhVLqZxL are other bitcoin wallets that are used in extortion schemes. Scammers use cryptocurrencies because it is hard to trace. We want to emphasize that these blackmail emails are 100% fake and should be ignored.
In order to know more about this bitcoin email scam and how to protect yourself, please read the article Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you EMAIL SCAM.
But how they can send email by my own email account?
Scammers use ‘Email Spoofing’. You can read more about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spoofing