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Scam email with my correct phone password
Posted on 10/23/19 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 10/23/19 at 8:53 pm
Just noticed an email in my junk mail saying this is your password to your computer that was infected with malware. It was the correct iPhone password. Says they have all my info and will spread it on the interwebs in 24 hours if I don’t send $900 in bitcoin. Is this really legit? These guys are crazy.
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Posted on 10/23/19 at 8:57 pm to mtcheral
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Just noticed an email in my junk mail saying this is your password to your computer that was infected with malware. It was the correct iPhone password. Says they have all my info and will spread it on the interwebs in 24 hours if I don’t send $900 in bitcoin. Is this really legit? These guys are crazy.
They are so tech savvy that they hacked your shite, but can't get their email past junk filters. sounds legit.
Posted on 10/23/19 at 8:59 pm to guedeaux
Maybe, but it’s pretty scary they have my phone password. At first I blew it off because I never even use my pc and it’s not the password. Then I realized it’s the phones password.
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:04 pm to mtcheral
Just change the password on your phone
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:25 pm to mtcheral
Stop using the same password everywhere. They probably got it from some old Yahoo account you had or something.
Posted on 10/23/19 at 10:26 pm to mtcheral
What info is worth $900?
Posted on 10/24/19 at 10:15 am to mtcheral
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Is this really legit?
They did pull your password from some dark web page. That is the only part that is legit.
Ignore it and change your password.
Posted on 10/24/19 at 8:32 pm to mtcheral
Ever wonder how many other people received the exact same email and it wasn't their password?
I've gotten one of these before and safely ignored it. Because it just takes one person replying to make it worth their effort... And it was for a junk account used for those really unimportant and tar-baby requests for an e-address.
I've gotten one of these before and safely ignored it. Because it just takes one person replying to make it worth their effort... And it was for a junk account used for those really unimportant and tar-baby requests for an e-address.
Posted on 10/24/19 at 10:08 pm to gobuxgo5
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What info is worth $900?
Where they buried $901.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 6:59 pm to mtcheral
Your password was likely scooped up from a breach of another service you use that password on.
If you re-use passwords, you're asking to get lit up by hackers.
Try to use different passwords per site/service. Password managers like LastPass can help with this.
My professional suggestion is change that password anywhere you may have used it and ignore the email.
If you re-use passwords, you're asking to get lit up by hackers.
Try to use different passwords per site/service. Password managers like LastPass can help with this.
My professional suggestion is change that password anywhere you may have used it and ignore the email.
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