SPAM claiming they know my password
I received an email this morning that I just found that was in my inbox that said they knew my password, etc.
The password they put was extremely close to an old password I had. Is this legit or...
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Over 1,000 people have reported this same email on other Spam Forums online. Most of the passwords were stolen from the hacks of Playstation, Yahoo, and many other companies. At one time, these old passwords were of no value to a scammer. They just wanted your Contact List so they could send out phishing emails to your friends. Now the old passwords are being sold. They are usually in the Subject Line or the first line of the email. It is scary to see your password (or a password you used at one time) combined with a threat of "exposure" or "hack" by a scammer. In 99% of all cases, the scammer does not have access to your current accounts and is just bluffing. Just ignore this scammer and do not respond in any way. Giving them any money just leads to more and more demands for money in the future.
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