The Scammer Wanted Me to Send Him $1450 Or…
Turning Scammer Blackmail into Content: My Experience with Job Search Fraud Exposing the "overdue payment" and webcam blackmail tactics used by modern cybercriminals. Photo by Zanyar Ibrahim on Unsplash Sometimes job searches turn into funny messages from scammers. Perhaps, when people first started using the Internet and received such letters, they believed in them and fulfilled all the requirements. And what do I do? I make articles from such messages. Fraudsters often buy email databases, far from inventing protection against this. I found the letter by accident when I accidentally clicked on the spam folder. I usually never open it. The letter was long, so pour yourself some tea or coffee, grab some delicious cookies, and get ready to read. Cat is drinking tea GIF The title caught my attention because it was not a standard advertising mailing; it was immediately clear that it was a scam: There is an overdue payment under your name. Please, settle your ...