‘Hello pervert’: the sextortion scam claiming to have videoed you

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‘Hello pervert’: the sextortion scam claiming to have videoed you

theguardian.com/money/2025/may/11/hello-pervert-sextortion-scam-video-email-hacked

How to deal with an email that says your device has been hacked and the camera used to record an intimate act
“Hello pervert” is how the email starts and frighteningly it appears to have been sent from your own account. It is a ransom note with the recipient warned that they have been…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-05-11 06:00:15.