“this odd scam email that’s supposed to be “sent from me to me

مجهول
2025-04-15T14:16:25+00:00

I have received a message that apparently has been sent to me from my account

this is the message:

Hello pervert, I've sent this messаge from your Microsoft аccount. I wаnt to inform you аbout а very bаd situаtion for you. However, you cаn benefit from it, if you will аct wisеly.Hаve you heаrd of Pegаsus? This is а spywаre progrаm thаt instаlls on computers аnd smаrtphones аnd аllows hаckers to monitor the аctivity of device owners. It provides аccess to your webcаm, messengers, emаils, cаll records, etc. It works well on Android, iOS, mаcOS аnd Windows. I guess, you аlreаdy figured out where I’m getting аt.It’s been а few months since I instаlled it on аll your dеviсеs becаuse you were not quite choosy аbout whаt links to click on the intеrnеt. During this period, I’ve leаrned аbout аll аspects of your privаte life, but оnе is of speciаl significаnce to me.I’ve recorded mаny videos of you jerking off to highly controversiаl роrn videos. Given thаt the “questionаble” genre is аlmost аlwаys the sаme, I cаn conclude thаt you hаve sick реrvеrsiоn. I doubt you’d wаnt your friends, fаmily аnd co-workers to know аbout it. However, I cаn do it in а few clicks. Every number in your contаct Iist will suddenly receive these vidеоs – on WhаtsApp, on Telegrаm, on Instаgrаm, on Fаcebook, on emаil – everywhere. It is going to be а tsunаmi thаt will sweep аwаy everything in its pаth, аnd first of аll, your fоrmеr life.Don’t think of yourself аs аn innocent victim. No one knows where your реrvеrsiоn might leаd in the future, so consider this а kind of deserved рunishmеnt to stop you.I’m some kind of God who sees everything. However, don’t pаnic. As we know, God is merciful аnd forgiving,  аnd so do I. But my mеrсy is not free.Trаnsfer1700$ to my Litecoin (LTC) wаllet:ltc1qqcsjd965neqll2vezwxdjzlwssl0aglqvtk40vOnce I receive confirmаtion of the trаnsаction, I will реrmаnently delete аll videos compromising you, uninstаll Pegаsus from аll of your devices, аnd disаppeаr from your life. You cаn be sure – my benefit is only money. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be writing to you, but destroy your life without а word in а second.I’ll be notified when you open my emаil, аnd from thаt moment you hаve exаctly 48 hours to send the money. If cryptocurrencies аre unchаrtered wаters for you, don’t worry, it’s very simple. Just google "crypto exchange" or "buy Litecoin" аnd then it will be no hаrder thаn buying some useless stuff on Amаzon.I strongly wаrn you аgаinst the following:
* Do not reply to this emаil. I've sent it from your Microsoft аccount.* Do not contаct the police. I hаve аccess to аll your dеviсеs, аnd аs soon аs I find out you rаn to the cops, videos will be published.* Don’t try to reset or destroy your dеviсеs. As I mentioned аbove: I’m monitoring аll your аctivity, so you either аgree to my terms or the vidеоs аre рublished.Also, don’t forget thаt cryptocurrencies аre аnonymous, so it’s impossible to identify me using the provided аddrеss.Good luck, my perverted friend. I hope this is the lаst time we heаr from eаch other.And some friendly аdvice: from now on, don’t be so cаreless аbout your online security.

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at first I was startled,confused of what this is supposed to mean, then I realized it was a scam but, after checking the account activities, I found many failed attempts to sign into my account from various places, all over the world! and on continus hours, from jermany,usa, albania and greec and a lot more.

I’ve been told not to worry, but I cant help, when the failed attempts number keeps on multiplying, knowing that they succeed once, when the sent me this email, creeps me out so bad.

I want to know if there’s anything I can do other than changing me password and signing off everything I signed in, and making my signing in double check .

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  1. Emmanuel Santana 40,210 نقاط السُمعة مشرف مستقل
    2025-04-15T16:15:23+00:00

    Hello, thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community. I'm here to help with your questions or issues.

    As you mentioned, that’s definitely a scam email. I’ve received a similar one with the exact same wording. Just ignore it, they use tricks to make it look like it’s coming from your own account, but it’s not.

    As for the login attempts from all around the world, that’s pretty common. It could be that your email or account info from other sites got leaked, and now your email is on some list out there on the dark web or somewhere else. They might think you’re reusing your password on your Microsoft account, or more likely, they could just be running brute force attempts. Unfortunately, there’s not much you can do about it, other than improving your account’s security.

    From experience, enabling 2FA and using a strong password won’t necessarily stop them, but it will prevent them from accessing your account.

    I get those login attempts every day as well. In fact, I’m attaching a screenshot with this post so you can see how many there are and where they’re coming from, literally everywhere. But yeah, they won’t get through because my account security is strong, which I would strongly recommend you to look into.

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  2. مجهول
    2025-04-15T19:31:41+00:00

    wow, you have no idea how relieved I’m to hear that, Thanks for putt the effort to answer my question.

    I have enabled 2FA and hopefully by now my account will be strongly secured.

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  3. Emmanuel Santana 40,210 نقاط السُمعة مشرف مستقل
    2025-04-15T20:08:10+00:00

    For sure, don’t worry about it! It’s just a scammy email, and yeah, it can be a little scary at first, but as long as you keep your account secure, you’ll be good. :) I’m happy I could help ease your mind a bit, I know these things can be pretty stressful.

    Feel free to help others by sharing if this answer worked for you. You’ll be making a difference in the community! Just click “Yes” or “No” below.

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