'I have received access to all electronic devices' Email Scam

At first glance, receiving the email propagating the 'I have received access to all electronic devices' email scam may seem scary. After all, the email does state that some hacker has managed to gain access to all of the user's devices, taken control over their cameras, and recorded an explicit video of the victim visiting adult websites. However, the truth is that this email is nothing more than spam and a flimsy attempt to trick people into sending a significant amount of money to the fraudsters.

The email states that a countdown is initiated when it is opened, and when the time runs out, the explicit video of the victim will be distributed to their contacts or simply posted on the Web. To prevent this outcome, the sum of $1450 in Bitcoin is expected to be sent to the provided cryptocurrency wallet address. The recipients of this email have no reason even to consider paying any amount of money, as nothing in the message is true. The best behavior is to ignore it completely and maybe changing the password for the email account that had received this con email.