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New ‘US State Police’ Extortion Scam Includes Contact Numbers

A new extortion scam is underway that pretends to be from a US State Police detective who is willing to delete child porn evidence if you send them $2,000 in bitcoins. The scam also includes a contact phone number that can be used to call the scammer. Users have reported receiving these emails ‘fromt states’ such as California, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, New York, and Tennessee. They also all include the same bitcoin address of 17isAHrP2cZSY8VPJrTs8g4MHc1FDXvAMu, which has not received payments as of yet.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-us-state-police-extortion-scam-includes-contact-numbers/

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