This is what you should never do if you suffer blackmail by email, according to the OCU

Blackmail via email is the order of the day. Experts such as the OCU have placed a lot of emphasis on what you should not do to fall prey to cybercriminals.

Unfortunately, blackmail is not something new. Those that arrive by email, you could say that they are. And what is more worrying, for some time now its spread has grown disproportionately. At the end of the day, the scams with a similar origin They are the order of the day, and cybercriminals do not spare opportunities.

So much so, that both the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) and the National Security Institute itself have echoed this problem, and have also helped to publicize the risks it entails.

What really matters, however, is how not to fall into the scammers’ trap. This is what you should never do if you are blackmailed by email, or else you will be in trouble.

The email blackmail scam

If you look at the statistics, it is not unreasonable that at some point you will be the victim of a case of email blackmail, if you have not already been. Therefore, from the OCU They have warned what you should never do if you suffer from it. The first thing, of course, is to know what it consists of. As usual, the way to catch you is through sex.

Its operation is simple: you receive an email in which the cybercriminals are clear, and through a malware program (Pegasus, for example) they have infected your computer or your mobile, and in this way they have accessed your personal information and, in this specific case, committed. That is, they have images or videos of you engaging in sexual behavior..

His threat is also blunt: If you do not pay the amount they ask for and within a certain period of time, the blackmailers will share that embarrassing content with your contacts.. Since they have supposedly had access to your data, they can do it. The reality, however, is very different. Nobody has hacked your computer, they simply want to get your money, nothing more.

Is it possible to hack a computer? Of course it does, but when it comes to this scam, the criminals haven’t bothered. It’s more, In many cases they don’t even know who you are.: They simply throw the bait waiting for someone to take the bait, providing an account number so you can deposit an amount. Or make a transfer to a bitcoin wallet.

What to do if you are scammed by email?

If you receive blackmail in the mail, there is one thing you should never do: first and foremost, do not respond to the blackmailer.

Most likely, he is messing around and doesn’t even know who you are, but if you answer him, you will already be playing into his game in some way and, what’s worse, confirming information about you. Never reply to these types of emails.

Still, it is better that you do not delete the email. First, in case you need to be able to report it to the authorities (something that they themselves usually advise), and second, in case you get into trouble (which you shouldn’t if you don’t respond), have proof of the crime. Of course, Don’t even think about accessing what they ask of you and paying or even entering some strange link.

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Tags: OCU, scam