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eaglespirit

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Location: Sydney, Australia

I just received this troubling email. I do find it funny that it only asks for 1 bitcoin !

Begin forwarded message:

From: [email protected] Reply to: [email protected]

Subject: Fwd: Molly recommends : I will leak your identity

Unfortunately your data was leaked in the recent hacking of the Patreon web site and I now have your information. I have your tax id, tax forms, SSN, DOB, Name, Address, Credit card details and more sensitive data. Now, I can go ahead and leak your details online which would damage your credit score like hell and would create a lot of problems for you.

If you would like to prevent me from doing this then you need to send 1 bitcoin to the following BTC address.

Bitcoin Address: (deleted)

You can buy bitcoins using online exchanges easily. The bitcoin address is unique to you. Sending bitcoin takes take, so you better get started right now, you have 48 hours in total.

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Posted on November 21, 2015 at 12:01 PM

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• eaglespirit

  

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  I alerted Patreon and promptly received this reply:

  I learned yesterday evening that some Patreon users have been receiving a scam email. The sender claims to have the recipient’s SSN, credit card number and other personal information. I want to assure everyone that the claims in this email are false, and we are already working with federal law enforcement. Do not reply to the email—it is a scam. The tax forms we store are securely encrypted with RSA 2048-bit encryption, and we do not store full credit card numbers.

  If you receive this email I suggest you flag it as spam and ignore any further emails. Do not reply.

  Thanks.

  Jack Conte, CEO/Co-founder, Patreon

  Posted on November 21, 2015 at 1:34 PM
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• davidareallen

  

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  Good to know. I really didn't want to share BTC with that Nigerian Prince :-)

  Thanks Jack.

  Posted on November 21, 2015 at 1:39 PM
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