Weird blackmail email - what to follow?

[Zorgothslugofdoom]

I've received an email today, sent to my work email address. I've pasted most of it below:

It appears that, (xxxxxxxx), is your password. Will possibly not know me and you are most likely wondering why you're getting this e-mail, right?

actually, I put in place a viruses on the adult videos (adult porn) web-site and guess what happens, you visited this web site to have fun (you know what I am talking about). During the time you were watching videos, your internet browser started off operating like a RDP (Remote Access) which gave me accessibility of your screen and web camera. after that, my software programs obtained your complete contacts from your Messenger, Microsoft outlook, FB, along with emails.

What did I actually do?
I made a double-screen video. 1st part shows the recording you were watching (you have got a good taste haha . . .), and 2nd part shows the recording of your web camera. exactly what should you do?

Well, in my opinion, $1000 is really a reasonable price for our little secret. You will make the payment by Bitcoin (if you do not know this, search "how to purchase bitcoin" in Google).Bitcoin Address: 1HTFEUC6kXAmrt9Dyazbvmg4ahdwSG41KE
(It's case sensitive, so copy and paste it)

Very important:
You've some days in order to make the payment. (I've a special pixel in this e-mail, and at this moment I am aware that you've read this email message). If I don't get the BitCoins, I will certainly send out your videos to all of your contacts including family members, coworkers, and so forth. Having said that, if I receive the payment, I'll destroy the recording immidiately. If you'd like evidence, reply with "Yes!" and I will definitely mail out your video recording to your 6 contacts. It is a non-negotiable offer, that being said don't waste my personal time and yours by responding to this message.

I'd normally completely ignore this sort of thing as spam, particularly as I have never watched porn on the computer, and have definitely not visited any porn sites (not that there's anything wrong with that - it's just not my thing). But, the password, while not being one I currently use, is one I used in the past, and would be very hard for someone to guess. Really don't know what to do? Was thinking of contacting my work IT department on Monday, but know I will be worrying all weekend. What if this person puts together a fake video and sends it to all of my business contacts? I couldn't afford to pay, even if I wanted to! Any ideas, wise ones of mums Net?

I've been looking after my daughter's dogs and have loved having a big bed all to myself, I' dreading going home and having to share with my H.

I got one this morning as well. It's quite a scary one, and demands payment in bitcoins.

I've deleted it, but changed all passwords that are still the one shown.

I hit one and googled it cos I was worried about the password thing as it was an old password I have used for things before. It turns out it's quite common, they prob got password from leaked info/ poor information handling..

I reported it to action fraud which you can do online. Then marked as spam and deleted!

Yes, the most important thing to do is to change all your passwords from the one that’s been breached. And then ignore.

We were warned about it at work - I have to say it’s cleverer than the usual “you’ve been left 4 million USD” one!

Oddly enough my DH got one of these in his work inbox on Friday. He's in IT so made all the usual checks, cleaned out his inbox etc., but he and his colleagues (many of whom had also had one of these) had a good laugh about it - because they know how these scams work.

Thanks everyone for replying - will stop worrying now!

omfg I got exactly the very same email!!
I ignored it and nothing happened I did contemplate sending an abusive email in response but thought better of it

Here it has come to me now, not that I have a camera on my computer so it would be a bit hard to turn it on.... so that suggestion is clearly wrong......

"Hi, victim.
I writе yоu beсausе I рut a mаlwarе оn thе wеb раge with porn which you have visited.
My virus grabbеd аll your pеrsonаl info аnd turnеd on your саmеra which caрturеd thе prоcеss оf yоur onanism. Just aftеr thаt thе sоft saved your сontaсt list.
I will dеlеtе the cоmprоmising vidео аnd infо if yоu pay mе 999 USD in bitcоin. This is аddress fоr рayment : 15h3GNNf1reqSSMTtp57bkCzZ6g7emCT3w

I givе you 30 hours aftеr yоu ореn my mеssage for making thе transасtion.
Аs sоon аs you reаd thе message I'll sеe it right аwаy.
It is not nесessаry to tell mе thаt yоu havе sent mоney tо me. This аddress is cоnnected tо yоu, my systеm will delеtе еverything autоmаtiсally after transfеr cоnfirmаtion.
If yоu need 48 h just reрly on this lеttеr with +.
Yоu сan visit thе pоlice stаtiоn but nobоdy cаn help yоu.
If you try to dесeive mе , I'll see it right аway !
I dоnt livе in your сountry. So they can nоt traсk my locatiоn even for 9 months.
Gооdbye. Dont fоrgеt аbout thе shame аnd to ignоrе, Your lifе саn be ruined."