Email from "Hacker" that Face is under review?

Anonymous
2020-01-14T14:33:46+00:00

I just got an email from "Hacker" claiming they have my face and it is under review. It sounds like a scam or some sort so I didn't open the email for the potential risk. Has anybody received this email as well? I simply deleted it, but I still feel uneasy....should I also do something else?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-01-30T18:18:31+00:00

    Again, do not fall for this scam! Whomever it is does NOT have ANYTHING on you. Ignore these people and they WILL eventually stop because they will see you're not falling for it and know there is nothing they can do.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-30T15:47:47+00:00

    Same I have been receiving these emails for a couple of months now.. about bit coins and how my webcam is hacked and im being watched doing certain things WHICH I HAVENT DONE ANYTHING! And now Ive received another one suggesting my face is under review? I didnt bother opening the email but I have changed my password so many times because of this freak. Like Microsoft really needs to do something because I get bad anxiety when receiving such emails its like this...

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-01-29T21:12:10+00:00

    Yeah I got the exact same one and it seems that a lot of people have

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-27T02:52:30+00:00

    I do not think there is actually a virus or something in the email. It is just a scam, something to hoax you. I opens the email with my ios device though. It may be different from other device. I think the reason it make the mobile device froze or something is because the formatting of the email, there are too much character in the same area, like opening a really big and complex file, the mobile device take time to load. Just ignore and block the emails. There are similar scam emails, there is a reddit post shows examples of them.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/biv65o/the\_blackmail\_email\_scam\_part\_3/###

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-01-27T02:26:10+00:00

    that same text I received. Exactly this

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