Got this missive this morning...

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Hey!
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We both knoⱳ that manÿ people indulge in regular or even more extreme adult content - nothing uniquelŷ unique about that. But, the content ỹou've chosen to observe passes a boundary into concerning domain.
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Here is ȳour redemption: ŷou must send 12000 USD in Bitcoin to this crẏptocurrencẏ account:
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Let's acknoŵledge it, that's a fairlẙ pettý quantitỷ in the present environment.
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But, if remittance is not received, I'll be forced ẉith no choice hoẃever to share the damaging footage ẃith everƴbodƴ in ẏour contact list - allies, familẙ, associates, associates - all. Imagine the irreversible harm to ƴour image. Ʈhis is a stain that can not ever be fullỵ removed.
The consequences of doing nothing ẅill not onlý blemish ỳour name hoẃever could bring ƴou to a point of desperation. It is crucial to respond swiftly.
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Several crucial reminiscents to keep in mind:
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- Forget about laẃ enforcement. Ṫhe moment I see anẙ outreach to the police, I ẅill publish the content ẁithout delay.
- Do not attempt to reboot or get rid of ỵour machines. Such steps are pointless. Mỳ monitoring capabilities mean that I can folloŵ ÿour each step.
- It is regrettable that situations have brought us here; ẏou could have prevented this situation ⱳith more caution online. Be cautious in the future - ẉhat seems trivial todaẏ can have catastrophic results tomorrow.
This message is intended as a final notification. Your response in the next 48 hours ẅill influence the consequence of this affair.
Keep in mind, the clock is running, and the decision is in your power.
 
I just noticed that Edge doesn't print them correctly on the screen whereas Firefox does. (Things that make you go hmmm....)
 
I just noticed that Edge doesn't print them correctly on the screen whereas Firefox does. (Things that make you go hmmm....)
I never really got into using Firefox is was big in the IE 6.x, which with the right settings IE 6.x was as much or more secure than FF, time but by the time that version of IE was phased out Chrome and even Opera were better options to me than either IE or Firefox. Now You have other great secure and private browsing to beat out Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Opera so to me I only really use Edge, and some Chrome, of those browsers these days as needed. I guess could through Safari in along side Edge basically as it is the built in for that environment.
 
It's a huge spying engine, and a big conflict of interest...

You'll get no argument from me, but in light of that it's actually shocking just how many businesses, including hospitals and medical practices, use the Google Chrome browser as their "one and only."

The browser aspect of Chrome is second to none, in my opinion, but the data mining and dossier-building baggage that goes with it is absolutely, positively not worth the trade off. All the more so since there are plenty of Chromium-based browsers that are its near equal or actual equal, depending on one's personal opinion.
 
I never really got into using Firefox is was big in the IE 6.x, which with the right settings IE 6.x was as much or more secure than FF, time but by the time that version of IE was phased out Chrome and even Opera were better options to me than either IE or Firefox. Now You have other great secure and private browsing to beat out Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Opera so to me I only really use Edge, and some Chrome, of those browsers these days as needed. I guess could through Safari in along side Edge basically as it is the built in for that environment.
@Blues, are you ok? That was a little word-salady - haha.
 
There is no "damaging footage" or they would include a screenshot/file/picture or something.
As @britechguy stated, the weird characters and off grammar are a tactic to bypass spam filters or confuse spam detection.
The Bitcoin address is a dead end. I searched it on a few sites like bitcoinwhoswho.com and walletexplorer.com and got "Couldn't read BTC address data from blockchain." There are no transactions, no recent activity etc.

I've reported it to Scamwatch https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/
 
There is no "damaging footage" or they would include a screenshot/file/picture or something.
As @britechguy stated, the weird characters and off grammar are a tactic to bypass spam filters or confuse spam detection.
The Bitcoin address is a dead end. I searched it on a few sites like bitcoinwhoswho.com and walletexplorer.com and got "Couldn't read BTC address data from blockchain." There are no transactions, no recent activity etc.

I've reported it to Scamwatch https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/
I have zero filtering going on for several addresses which have been in the wild for years. Just so I can see all the scams. A few times a year I'll actually "process" them. Click on links in sandboxed VM's. Upload attachments to virustotal, etc. The vast majority don't work at all. But that's probably because I've waited so long the websites have already been taken down.

On this specific topic? I can remember when they picked up in volume years. Customers call up all worried. What should I do? I'll blithely, but politely, ask them how can they be recorded if the don't have a camera to which I always get sighs of relief. LOL!!!

I probably get 20-30 a month. But they are in batches with the same culprit until they get shutdown.
 
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