'Your Device Was Not Properly Secured' Email Scam

Many fraudsters online rely on emails to run various tactics. One of the latest examples of such shady activity is the 'Your Device Was Not Properly Secured' email scam. It would appear that the 'Your Device Was Not Properly Secured' email scam first started making rounds in May 2020.

The 'Your Device Was Not Properly Secured' email scam would use the user's nickname to make the con appear legitimate. In the fraudulent message, the fraudsters state that they have gained access to the victim's computer with the help of a Windows Trojan. They go on to claim that they have obtained a substantial amount of sensitive data from the victim's computer. The computer user is urged to click on a link that is meant to redirect them to an archive where their collected data is located. However, a click on the link will only lead the user to a website that appears to be offline. This is a trick that is meant to mislead users into believing that the fraudsters are telling the truth and that the collected data is stored on a website, which only happens to be currently inaccessible. The 'Your Device Was Not Properly Secured' email scam claims that the user needs to pay $525 in Bitcoin if they want to stop the fraudsters from leaking their data. The conmen behind the 'Your Device Was Not Properly Secured' email scam provide the user with their cryptocurrency wallet's address.

It is crucial to underline the fact that the con-artist, responsible for the 'Your Device Was Not Properly Secured' email scam, are not telling the truth – there is no data collected from you. This is all a bluff, and there is no point in paying the fee the fraudsters demand from you. Simply report the sender of the email and delete the message from your inbox.