New wave of extortion spam

Webmaster Discussion
#1

Do you remember these emails claiming they’ve got you on camera and you need to pay? Well now it’s a new level, crafted for adult websites owners :smiley:

I trust this letter finds you. I am writing to address a matter of serious concern regarding the unauthorized commercial use of my copyrighted images, which were discovered on your website without my explicit consent

Upon investigation, I have identified that my images are being used for commercial purposes on your platform without proper licensing or attribution. This constitutes a clear infringement of my intellectual property rights as the sole copyright holder of these works. I have also noticed that my images are being used on your social media profiles, notably: Facebook

The unauthorized use of my images has caused significant damage to my professional reputation and financial losses. I have consulted with legal counsel, and I am prepared to pursue all available legal remedies to protect my rights, including initiating a formal legal action and filing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice.

However, in an effort to resolve this matter amicably and avoid protracted legal proceedings, I am willing to settle the dispute immediately upon receiving a payment of $500. This settlement amount is a fraction of the damages I have incurred due to the unauthorized use of my work.

Please note that failure to comply with this demand within 14 days, will leave me with no alternative but to pursue legal action against you. In such an event, I will seek maximum damages under the law, as well as injunctive relief to prevent any further unauthorized use of my images.

To facilitate a prompt resolution, kindly remit the settlement amount to any of the following wallets:

Bitcoin: bc1q4206tlzgldnr3efu44hf9m6qm329ztzxhqfxdw
Ethereum: 0xa74cce7805342F10df39B698342380f58bB709b5

Upon receipt of the payment, I will consider the matter resolved, and I will refrain from initiating any legal actions against you. Failure to comply will result in immediate legal proceedings.

I urge you to treat this matter with the utmost urgency, as further delays may exacerbate the consequences you may face.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.

Please note that I have also sent out a hardcopy of this correspondence to your office.

Still waiting for a hardcopy… :sleepy:

And just to let you know - be careful, that’s just spam you (hopefully) did nothing wrong :smiley:

#2

You have to give it to them, they are inventive!

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#3

This is a new one.
I do enjoy the “I hacked your camera and saw what you were doing”, while I smirk at the camera I covered up about ten years ago.

#4

Got the same spam email. The funny part is: the sender (Katherine) complained unauthorized use of her image. But the image she complained is a male gay porn star.
Could Katherine also be a guy’s name? Please be professional, even if you sent out spam.