By WMBD-TV
BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department on Tuesday warned of a new scam that residents have recently seen.
According to a Bloomington police Facebook post, scammers email you your name, phone number and address, then claim to have explicit photos of their victim that they say they will delete if they are given a Bitcoin payment.
They don’t share evidence of having explicit pictures but will finish the email with a street view of the victim’s residence.
According to the Bloomington police, all of this information is easily available online, and people should not provide payment.
The signs that people should look out for to recognize emails like this as a scam include them making threats and demanding immediate action, which require payments that are hard to trace.
They also try to gain your trust by providing false evidence, like sharing your phone number and address, and sometimes sharing false documents.
Police also ask residents to never click on links or attachments from untrusted sources, and never take immediate action when threatened. When in doubt, you should always seek a second opinion.
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