I got an e-mail from a guy named “Gilburt” this morning.
He announced that he had gained access to my computer and had been watching me (through my WebCam) pleasure myself while visiting a large number of porn sites. Since he now also had all of my contact information, Gilburt said that he would distribute all of the ugly web cam video to my contacts…unless I sent him a bunch of money…specifically bitcoins.
It was a lengthy email, and, of course, there was some web site that I needed to access (“just click the html address, below”) for instructions, etc. So, I of course…
…I didn’t click.
So, no ransom, no payoff for “Gilburt”, and I suppose that I can now expect calls from my friends. I hope y’all enjoy the movies!
I wonder if my new friend Gilburt is another one of those skinny black guys that work the Nigerian 4-1-9 scams out of an internet cafe in downtown Lagos.
Or, some Russian cybercriminal named Igor who moonlights doing these scary extortion e-mails when he isn’t busy at his regular day job…cyberhacking for Putin’s KGB.
You’d think Igor would have plenty of work to do, what with the American mid-term elections on the near horizon.
I’ve never been pfished before where the extortionist demanded to be paid in bitcoins. Who has those, anyway? I don’t don’t know anyone who’s into cybercurrency, but can imagine that nerds who spend a lot of time surfing porn sites and the dark web probably know about, and use, bitcoins. The reason: they’re untrackable, from what I’ve heard.
Anyway, I don’t have any, don’t plan on getting any, and I’m not paying Gilburt a bit-penny for his efforts.
Get a real job, Dude!