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====== I received blackmail emails - what should I do? ====== | ====== I received blackmail emails - what should I do? ====== | ||
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-> If you did read it out of curiosity, you may notice a Bitcoin address in the lower section or any fishy path leading to payment gateway. **Never** click on any links in inside the email and **do not** pay a single cent of ransom money to them.\\ | -> If you did read it out of curiosity, you may notice a Bitcoin address in the lower section or any fishy path leading to payment gateway. **Never** click on any links in inside the email and **do not** pay a single cent of ransom money to them.\\ | ||
- | 3. Proceed on with blocking the email address by referring to : [[https:// | + | 3. Proceed on with blocking the email address by referring to : [[faq: |
4. Following on by deleting the same email referring to the image below :\\ | 4. Following on by deleting the same email referring to the image below :\\ | ||
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{{: | {{: | ||
- | 5. Do remember to make it a habit to [[https:// | + | 5. Do remember to make it a habit to [[faq:profile: |
6. Finally, perform an anti-virus scan on your PC to make sure nothing malicious gets past you.\\ | 6. Finally, perform an anti-virus scan on your PC to make sure nothing malicious gets past you.\\ | ||
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**Side note** : Always make it a habit to run anti-virus programs **at least** once a week to make sure that your PC is safe from any threats. | **Side note** : Always make it a habit to run anti-virus programs **at least** once a week to make sure that your PC is safe from any threats. | ||
- | ==== Additional Information : Why are they using my password and where did they get them from? ==== | + | ===== Additional Information : Why are they using my password and where did they get them from? ===== |
To make the threat mails more credible and effective, scammers have moved on to include the " | To make the threat mails more credible and effective, scammers have moved on to include the " | ||
- | These passwords can be easily obtained from sites that were hacked. For this case, the password that appears on the subject line could be leaked from another web service/ | + | These passwords can be easily obtained from sites that were hacked. For this case, the password that appears on the subject line could be leaked from another web service/ |
*[[https:// | *[[https:// | ||
*[[https:// | *[[https:// | ||
- | **Side note** : Kindly refer to our guide to better secure your VO account from any threats at [[https:// | + | **Side note** : Kindly refer to our guide to better secure your VO account from any threats at [[faq: |