Seaside Police are warning the public of reports of extortion scams. According to police, scammers are emailing victims demanding money in cryptocurrency and claiming to have personal information or photos of them. To pressure victims further, the scammers will include pictures of victims’ homes taken from Google Maps Street View.Police say the scammer’s goal is to extort money even though they do not have compromising information on the victims. If a scammer police have contacted you say the best course of action is to not panic, not respond, and report the scam to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.When emailing include all relevant information such as email header and cryptocurrency addresses. If you have paid money to someone and believe it is a scammer, contact the Seaside Police Department at 831-394-6811.
Seaside Police are warning the public of reports of extortion scams.
According to police, scammers are emailing victims demanding money in cryptocurrency and claiming to have personal information or photos of them. To pressure victims further, the scammers will include pictures of victims’ homes taken from Google Maps Street View.
Police say the scammer’s goal is to extort money even though they do not have compromising information on the victims.
If a scammer police have contacted you say the best course of action is to not panic, not respond, and report the scam to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
When emailing include all relevant information such as email header and cryptocurrency addresses.
If you have paid money to someone and believe it is a scammer, contact the Seaside Police Department at 831-394-6811.
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