Plot twitst: I dont have any webcams. Lol.

  • Vedlt@lemmy.world
    77·
    11 months ago

    I think if they have videos of me jerking off they owe me money, not the other way around. That’s how onlyfans works right?

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      9·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, I remember “doing this weird spoofing thing” to send email as Santa from the North Pole. It was a real hit with the relatives. Good times.

  • Ænima@lemm.ee
    22·
    11 months ago

    I work as a sysadmin and had a user in my building call us about one of these emails. I didn’t say it out loud but, if it wasn’t true, why would he even feel the need to ask if it was real or possible?

  • doublejay1999@lemmy.world
    253·
    11 months ago

    Probably doesn’t need saying, but no matter how tempting- NEVER reply. That just gets you put on an even better spam list.

  • 018118055@sopuli.xyz
    17·
    11 months ago

    Earlier they used breached passwords associated with the email address to try to add some credibility. They don’t bother now. Just another scam meme to join the rest for eternity.

  • FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social
    15·
    11 months ago

    “I’m actually considering doing this for a living, so please go ahead and make me famous. Maybe we can collaborate”.

    Seriously though, as said elsewhere, never reply to these.

  • NatakuNox@lemmy.world
    14·
    11 months ago

    You got video of me jerking off for free!? I charge extra just for getting to look at it. Bitch you owe me money, not the other way around!

    What op should say to them

  • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    The first rule of blackmail: supply proof. Not hints or riddles; proof. If they don’t attach pictures (or a severed thumb, whatever) it’s nonsense.

    From the spammers’ perspective, though, they sent millions of emails like this at basically zero cost; my catch-all mailbox for five domains gets about a dozen a day. If one moron pays up it’s work it to them.

  • Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
    10·
    11 months ago

    I’ve gotten that same one a couple of times, even giving me an old password for my email to try to make it look legitimate. Only problem is they always say they got me on my webcam, and I don’t have a webcam to catch me on 🤷‍♂️

  • pacoboyd@lemm.ee
    91·
    11 months ago

    I can appreciate that the plot twist wasn’t: “I don’t jerk off”

  • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    Invest some time in transferring to a new email address but also an email alias service. That way you never give out your new email address to anyone and give each site/service you use its own alias.

    • DreadPirateShawn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      11 months ago

      Often a low-effort alternative to this is to use the “plus addressing” trick: username+whateveryoulike@domain.tld

      The example above routes to username@domain.tld, but you can track and filter on the extra tag portion.

      Granted, it doesn’t have universal support, but it’s somewhat widespread at least.