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Surrey RCMP reports spike in 'sextortion' scams
BY , Apr 22, 2020 5:30 PM - REPORT AN ERRORSurrey RCMP say they have received multiple reports recently of sextortion attempts.
Police say most reports were from people who received an email claiming their computer had been hacked and video had been taken of them performing an explicit act.
The Mounties say people were told the material would be made public if a fee was not paid using Bitcoin but there is no proof any videos were actually taken.
They say fraudsters often cite a current or former password as proof of the hack but people should ignore such emails because the information was likely obtained in a previous data breach.
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