Advice Request Help with Email/Ransom

[Piholasimam]

This message appeared in my inbox. I am afraid I have been hacked.
If anyone can help with this, I appreciate.

The email info [REDACTED] was correct

I have very bad news for you.
03/08/2018 - on this day I hacked your OS and got full access to your account
On this day your account [REDACTED]has password: [REDACTED]

So, you can change the password, yes.. But my malware intercepts it every time.

How I made it:
In the software of the router, through which you went online, was a vulnerability.
I just hacked this router and placed my malicious code on it.
When you went online, my trojan was installed on the OS of your device.

After that, I made a full dump of your disk (I have all your address book, history of viewing sites, all files, phone numbers and addresses of all your contacts).

A month ago, I wanted to lock your device and ask for a not big amount of btc to unlock.
But I looked at the sites that you regularly visit.[/INDENT]
[INDENT],I made a screenshot of your joys (using the camera of your device) and glued them together.


I'm know that you would not like to show these screenshots to your friends, relatives or colleagues.
I think $749 is a very, very small amount for my silence.
Besides, I have been spying on you for so long, having spent a lot of time!

Pay ONLY in Bitcoins!
My BTC wallet: 1FgfdebSqbXRciP2DXKJyqPSffX3Sx57RF

You do not know how to use bitcoins?
Enter a query in any search engine: "how to replenish btc wallet".
It's extremely easy

For this payment I give you two days (48 hours).
As soon as this letter is opened, the timer will work.

After payment, my virus and dirty screenshots with your enjoys will be self-destruct automatically.
If I do not receive from you the specified amount, then your device will be locked, and all your contacts will receive a screenshots with your "enjoys".

I hope you understand your situation.
- Do not try to find and destroy my virus! (All your data, files and screenshots is already uploaded to a remote server)
- Do not try to contact me (you yourself will see that this is impossible, the sender address is automatically generated)
- Various security services will not help you; formatting a disk or destroying a device will not help, since your data is already on a remote server.

P.S. You are not my single victim. so, I guarantee you that I will not disturb you again after payment!
This is the word of honor hacker

I also ask you to regularly update your antiviruses in the future. This way you will no longer fall into a similar situation.

Do not hold evil! I just do my job.
Good luck.

 

[Jimbo791]

Ok calm down, you HAVE NOT BEEN HACKED. I can not tell you how I know this as it would give away some secrets that the team I work for use. We are the good guys so change your password if it makes you feel better, but its 99.999% sure its a bluff you have been hacked.
We are often called to evaluate MODs on web pages to report what sort of complexes they have, so worry not you are safe

 

[Weebarra]

If it helps to allay your fears @Piholasimam, there are a few of these scams going around. If you read the resources here then you will see a lot of similar alleged hacks that are like yours. As @Jimbo791 said, change your password if you are at all worried but i reckon you will be fine

Just another thought, if there are any links in that email ... Do NOT click on them.

 

[ChemicalB]

Yes this is only a vile social engineering attack, it is useless to worry about.
BTW guys I don't know if we can post in this forum.

 

[vtqhtr413]

You're right @stepseven84 , I'm sure you'll be forgiven