This is a common scam based on the news that people including celebrities have been recorded on skype and bl@ckmailed by foreign gangs. The email ones are just trying to strike fear into people. They don’t know what you’ve been up to and don’t have videos in my experience. I received one around three months ago on an email address that is never used for anything like Fabs. I replied back saying that if he knew me, he also knew what I was capable of and that my associates would be catching up with him in the very near future unless he ran fast and hard. Unfortunately, my reply bounced so he never saw my threat.

Just ignore them.

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By *ihimbiherCouple over a year ago

lightwater

"Anyone recently received emails threatening to send emails to colleagues, friends and family unless you pay £1k in Bitcoin.?"
omg yes.... hang on, no!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Nope

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By *tirluvMan over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

Oh sorry that was me practising my typing again - I must have been using my "hostages for dummies" book as a source again

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

No, someone did attempt it once with me, didn’t work out too good for them

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Never reply to scams, even to take the piss. All it does is confirm the email is valid.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

By that I mean your email address is valid.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Phishing scams that use the not unreasonable assumption that most men wank to internet porn. Plus you've probably had a data breach, username, password and email.

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By *sGivesWoodWoman over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

I keep getting emails from 'ebay' saying they've received payment for stuff which I haven't bought. No money taken out off accounts either,

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

No xx only fake ones from HMRC xx

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

No, this area is so nosey anyone they wanted to tell anything would probably know before me anyway! If I want to know anything about myself theres usually an "expert" to ask

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By *lenderfoxMan over a year ago

Leeds

I've not received any, just sent a few

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Anyone recently received emails threatening to send emails to colleagues, friends and family unless you pay £1k in Bitcoin.?"
nope

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By *sGivesWoodWoman over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

"No xx only fake ones from HMRC xx"

I've had those too.

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By *irenGuy70Man over a year ago

Cirencester

"Never reply to scams, even to take the piss. All it does is confirm the email is valid. "

I try not to even open up emails that look like they could be unsolicited. Some of them include images which are downloaded when you open it, or a tracking pixel, which confirms to the sender that the emails are being opened and therefore a valid email address. If in doubt I send them to my spam email folder then delete from there.

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