06 May Kane residents not fooled by $2K Bitcoin scam
They claim to have taken over a person’s web cam and captured embarrassing video of the victim – which they will send to all their friends and contacts unless the person sends $2,000 in Bitcoins to them.
Six Kane County residents received those emails in April, but each dodged the scam, according to police reports.
Batavia police had four reports and the Kane County Sheriff had two.
“This information is believed to have been obtained in a recent data breach, according to the Federal Trade Commission,” Watch Commander of Investigations Eric Blowers stated in an email. “Sometimes, the emails contain an old password that the victim utilized many years ago.”
Reports were made to police by Batavia residents of the 900 block Cleveland Avenue on April 16; the 100 block of Davey Drive on April 22; the 900 block of Barclay Court on April 28; and the 0-99 block of Marsh Lane on April 28, according to reports.
“To my knowledge, none of our residents have fallen for this scam and none…