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Email from random saying they know my password AND THEY DO. What next?!

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Reastie · 10/04/2020 09:53

I’ve just had an email (unopened, just say the notification) saying they know my password and then wrote it and it is one of the old passwords I used to use. Presumably they have hacked into a site somewhere where I used it as a password. It’s no longer a password for any banking or money or email or work sites but may be log in for older shopping accounts etc I have set up before arranging a more fail safe individual password for each site with cloud chain.

The notification then said Andrew I have seen you through your webcam watch xxx porn...’ and then the notification stopped and I haven’t clicked on the email.

This isn’t the case because I’m the only one who uses my phone and iPad where I’m logged into email and I haven’t done this. Presumably they’re trying to scare someone that they have footage of them watching porn (which I have no fear of as it’s not happened). The password thing does scare me though. Should I be worried? Should I delete without reading? Is there anything I should do to secure myself more than I am?

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JemimaPyjamas · 12/04/2020 14:18

That’s good to know. I’ve now seen it’s a well known scam, not that I particularly had anything to hide that was too outrageous (I’ve looked at things of a personal / adult nature but not actual hardcore porn IYKWIM) , but it still initially unnerved me

YappityYapYap · 12/04/2020 15:51

This will be from the netmums hack last year I believe. There seems to be a lot of women getting these e-mails

differentnameforthis · 13/04/2020 03:49

@YappityYapYap This will be from the netmums hack last year I believe

Not necessarily. Mine was traced back to a blogging platform, that thankfully I had not yet posted on.

bruffin · 13/04/2020 09:59

I had a count with Shein which clearscore showed my password as hacked

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