Spam / scam email to address only used here.

Probably not news, but I got a threatening 'is that your password' scam email from my email here on TV Tropes. I use a remailer to forward to my real address, so this particular one is only used here, and has never been used anywhere else. The only place it seems to be exposed is on the profile page here, with no way to mung or hide it.

It doesn't bother me much, if all else fails I can turn the address off and turn it back on if I need it at some point, but it does show that someone is scraping unsecured email addresses from here.

— The text of the email. Note that the 'password' it shows of "EMAILONLY" is not my password, and is unchanged from the original email.

Subject: About EMAILONLY - Your password

Hello There,

Did you see one of your passwords (EMAILONLY) in the topic of this mail? I will show you the way I obtained it. A little while in the past you visited an xxx internet site that was affected with a backdoor that placed itself onto your system. That backdoor provides me accessibility in your system, i have acquired every one of your security passwords, accounts, files, information, contacts and so on.... Even when you adjust your passwords my backdoor will give me full entry on your software. Apart from obtaining all your data, now and again i also activated your webcam and obtained some photos of you and taped you while you "pleasured yourself" viewing xxx content. So there it is... i posses every one of your passwords, accounts, documents, information, contacts and also many yummy pics and films of you providing yourself a good time. Do not worry, continue reading and i will describe the best way to ensure that this has no unwanted impact in your life.

You're able to do two things. You can ignore this e-mail and this is what will happen should you choose to: your device will lock-up in a certain period and you will not be able to use it ever again. I will also send all the pictures and videos i have recorded of you to all your contacts, friends, family, and so forth... Picture the shame! I know you do not want this so read on.

I live inside a really poor region where i have a very hard time to provide food and shelter for my family members considering it is nearly not possible to get employment here. That's why i do this, that's why i turned into a haker. Do not think that your the only person that this is happening to, you just visited the wrong site at the wrong time. I shall erase all the material i own of you and the backdoor within your system shall be destroyed when you pay me a price for my secrecy.

I have been keeping track of you for a very long time at this point so i believe $850 is a fair price for my silence, consider this as being a donation to support somebody offering standard life needs for his loved ones.

You will pay me utilizing bitcoins to my bitcoin address: 1BJrHzQ8swJSXweZGwuxPy3Ve4e8aish22 (copy paste this, it is case sensitive). Using bitcoins is not hard, search Google how to purchase them, a lot of web-sites offering bitcoins available for sale with debit or credit card, one of these is "coinmama".

At the time you opened this particular e-mail it initiated a timer, you have got 8 hrs since you opened this mail, my computerized setup will monitor my address for all inbound transactions. Whenever your transaction will be in before its due all your valuable information i have will be removed and the backdoor within your device will eliminate on its own and you will never ever hear from me again and you're able to go on enjoying your life like this never ever occured. If your transfer doesn't arrive within the given time your system will lock up permanently and ALL your contacts will get the unpleasant pics and clips i collected. Your social life is going to be destroyed!!

Dont respond to this message, I won't answer.

Best of luck!

Yikes,I generally dont open emails like that

It's just scamming. Ignore it.