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Weekend Digital Digest April 25, 2020 |
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Don’t open this email – it’s a cleverly-disguised ‘sextortion’ scam If you've seen nasty emails with graphic sexual blackmail in your inbox recently, you're not alone. Sextortion scams are a booming business, often netting hackers more than $100,000 a month in revenue. But despite how scary they look, they're nothing more than bluster. Here's why you need to ignore them. Tap or click here to see why these emails are totally phony. → |
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