By now I guess we are all familiar with some variant of this scam:
Hi, I am a hacker, and I have successfully gained access to your operating system. I also have full access to your account.I've been watching you for a few months now.
What I always find entertaining is to look up the scammer's receiving address to see if they snagged anyone.
This message asks for $880 and at the address 1D9NgNsdmYXMYbw2z4oxEJvTwx1ut3F7o3
As it turns out, there is approximately $880 worth of coin on there. So someone got took.
Have you ever been taken for this ride?
[!NOTE] What follows is only the remainder of the scammy message.
The fact is that your computer has been infected with malware through an adult site that you visited. If you are not familiar with this, I will explain. Trojan Virus gives me full access and control over a computer or other device. This means that I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and microphone, but you do not know about it. I also have access to all your contacts and all your correspondence. Why did your antivirus not detect malware? Answer: The malware I used is driver-based, I update its signatures every 4 hours. Hence your antivirus is unable to detect its presence. I made a video showing how you satisfy yourself in the left half of the screen, and the right half shows the video you were watching at the time. With one mouse click, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on your social networks. I can also make public all your e-mail correspondence and chat history on the messengers that you use. If you don't want this to happen, transfer $880 in Bitcoin equivalent to my Bitcoin address (if you do not know how to do this, just search "buy bitcoin" on Google). My Bitcoin address (BTC Wallet) is: 1D9NgNsdmYXMYbw2z4oxEJvTwx1ut3F7o3 After confirming your payment, I will delete the video immediately, and that's it. You will never hear from me again. I will give you 50 hours (more than 2 days) to pay. I will get a notice, when you open this email, and the timer will start. Filing a complaint somewhere does not make sense because this email cannot be tracked like my Bitcoin address. I never make any mistakes. If I find that you have shared this message with someone else, the video will be immediately distributed. Best regards!