I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

[Eric Oyen]

Ignore it. However, I would save off a copy and forward it to the FBI and their computer crimes center. Who knows, they might actually be able to find the people behind this.

-Eric
From the central offices of the Technomage guild, crime and punishment detail


> On Apr 23, 2019, at 5:32 AM, Stephen Elliott <tnflyfisher at live.com> wrote:
> 
> I just received an email claiming a hack of my system and threat to send a porn vid to all my contacts if I don’t pay $800 in bitcoin. How can I know if this is a real threat and what can I do about it?
> 
> Stephen
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