think my "data" was stolen

[JFB]

yesterday and today, recieved a couple strange emails, didn't read through, just deleted when I saw a demand for $1000 bitcoin or they would send video of me in compromising situations to all my facebook freinds.

a quick google says this scam is related to recent data breach since one of my passwords was in the email.

Luckly that password was to an account that I closed a few months ago, but now to go and change the others

this is the first I have had and it makes me mad, if face to face, my actions would be extreme predujice!

 

[Bull Barrel]

Another reason not to use facebutt.

 

[Mega Twin]

My ex got the same thing.

 

[Fox Mike]

Social Security contacted me via telephone yesterday (Thursday) and said that there was unusual activity on my account. I needed to push 1 to speak to a person to help with the problem. Of course I immediately complied with their request. (sarcasm font now off)
This is one they hadn't planned on, they got a Police Captain: https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-officer-shuts-down-phone-190707004.html

 

[Jimbo357mag]

...and buy $1000 worth of Amazon gift cards and send it to a PO box. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[Pat-inCO]

Luckly that password was to an account that I closed a few months ago,
but now to go and change the others

I think I would not do much in changing all others, unless the password itself is
used in/on other sign-ons. I use variations on one that has been deleted from
various data bases about thirty years now. As I say, it is the base for mine and I
mix it with three others.

I agree that any/all of your other sign-ons that use the password in that account
should be changed quickly.

I just went and looked, and I only have thirty-seven different passwords. :roll:

 

[pete44ru]

yesterday and today, recieved a couple strange emails, didn't read through, just deleted when I saw a demand for $1000 bitcoin or they would send video of me in compromising situations to all my facebook freinds.

this is the first I have had and it makes me mad, if face to face, my actions would be extreme predujice!

Some folks would be elated, if their prowess got posted on social media... . :mrgreen:

.

 

[loaded round]

A friend of mine received 3 phone calls from Social Security in one day about ''discrepancies in his account. One of which while we were having breakfast. He just replied to the caller ''NO $HIT" and hung up! Love guys with a sense of humor.

 

[Jeepnik]

Believe it or not sometimes those calls are real. No not the compromising situations ones but say about Medicare. Just got a call from our provider confirming that everything is set. Nice to know some folks will call just to keep you informed and not try to sell you something.

 

[BearBio]

Got that several times at work referring to a very old password. However, my work e-mail ([email protected]) has a censoring firewall, so even if I did it, it would be reported to my IT branch, then
to my supervisor. I reported it and ignored them thereafter (at IT's direction)

 

[caryc]

yesterday and today, recieved a couple strange emails, didn't read through, just deleted when I saw a demand for $1000 bitcoin or they would send video of me in compromising situations to all my facebook freinds.

a quick google says this scam is related to recent data breach since one of my passwords was in the email.

Luckly that password was to an account that I closed a few months ago, but now to go and change the others

this is the first I have had and it makes me mad, if face to face, my actions would be extreme predujice!

I have just one question. Is there a video of you in compromising situations? :mrgreen:

No Facebook, Twitter, or any of the like for me either. :x

 

[JFB]

no computer camera, no phone camera, no video, no face book

 

[Pat-inCO]

yesterday and today, recieved a couple strange emails, didn't read through,
just deleted when I saw a demand for $1000 bitcoin or they would send
video of me in compromising situations to all my facebook freinds.

I think I would be tempted to say
"Really?
Then please send me the url once you have."