'Your local network has been compromised' Email Scam

The ‘Your local network has been compromised’ email scam, is a new online con that targets random users. The ‘Your local network has been compromised’ email scam can be listed as a sextortion due to the nature of the con.

The operators of the ‘Your local network has been compromised’ email scam claim that the system of the recipient of the fraudulent message has been compromised. Furthermore, the con-artists would state that the camera of the user’s device has been breached, and they have recorded the user in a compromised position successfully. The fraudsters go on a tangent explaining how the fake attack has taken place and state that the user’s anti-malware tool has not managed to prevent them from obtaining the pornographic content they claim to have. The con-artists claim that unless the users pay them $500 in Bitcoin, they will distribute the pornographic content featuring the victim to their whole family and all of their colleagues.

The good news is that the claims of the conmen behind the ‘Your local network has been compromised’ email scam are made up completely. The conmen are bluffing in the hope that the user will be so intimidated by their claims that they will pay them the $500 quickly. If you have been targeted by the ‘Your local network has been compromised’ email scam, you should ignore the message, report and block the sender and delete the email from your inbox.