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Police Issue Alert For 'Sextortion' Phishing Scam In Area Police Issue Alert For 'Sextortion' Phishing Scam In Area
Police Issue Alert For 'Sextortion' Phishing Scam In Area Police in Fairfield County are warning residents of recently reported "sextortion" phishing scams and remind them of important safety tips to avoid being scammed. According to Fairfield Police Chief Christopher Lyddy, in recent weeks, the Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC) has received reports of "sextortion" scams that involve victims receiving an email from a purported hacker claiming to have hacked their computer and filmed them watching pornography.  The scammer then threatens to forward the material to all of the victim's contacts unless the victim pays a Bitcoin ransom, Lyddy…

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by Kathy Reakes