'Have you heard of Pegasus?' Email Sextortion Scam

The "Have you heard of Pegasus?" email is a sextortion scam. Mark the scam email as SPAM/JUNK and delete it.

Email Subject (example): "Response for you’re doing", "A new payment schedule has been approved"

Scammers Bitcoin Address (example): 1JVMTup4zuS1JMGXAYYRgvyr2PUmNnY6g2, 1AXNYLDEG5YEzc2eyUh7SUYYKeRUaRwseu, 1Dz3tE5mspT4fk9fxkfZk6fBcgav28XxRd, 1P1muuaa35mkDDxaKZcvTSUqPAtMo1j8nr, ltc1qhfemz07qvkdlzcyw8aavfgv49wvkx05tkwny93, ltc1qajlavqhg5fpzls9x676uxdssylky3lx656ee2e,
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Email Body (example):
Hello pervert,

I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisely.

Have you heard of Pegasus?

This is a spyware program that installs on computers and smartphones and allows hackers to monitor the activity of device owners. It provides access to your webcam, messengers, emails, call records, etc. It works well on Android, iOS, and Windows. I guess, you already figured out where I’m getting at.

It’s been a few months since I installed it on all your devices because you were not quite choosy about what links to click on the internet. During this period, I’ve learned about all aspects of your private life, but one is of special significance to me.
I’ve recorded many videos of you jerking off to highly controversial porn videos. Given that the “questionable” genre is almost always the same, I can conclude that you have sick perversion.
I doubt you’d want your friends, family and co-workers to know about it. However, I can do it in a few clicks.
Every number in your contact book will suddenly receive these videos – on WhatsApp, on Telegram, on Skype, on email – everywhere. It is going to be a tsunami that will sweep away everything in its path, and first of all, your former life.
Don’t think of yourself as an innocent victim. No one knows where your perversion might lead in the future, so consider this a kind of deserved punishment to stop you.
Better late than never.
I’m some kind of God who sees everything. However, don’t panic. As we know, God is merciful and forgiving, and so do I. But my mercy is not free.

Transfer $1450 USD to my bitcoin wallet: bc1q4glt2lhs7ddhvz9ru9v5jp7vhmv8nzwf4trsul

Once I receive confirmation of the transaction, I will permanently delete all videos compromising you, uninstall Pegasus from all of your devices, and disappear from your life. You can be sure – my benefit is only money. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be writing to you, but destroy your life without a word in a second.

I’ll be notified when you open my email, and from that moment you have exactly 48 hours to send the money. If cryptocurrencies are unchartered waters for you, don’t worry, it’s very simple. Just google “crypto exchange” and then it will be no harder than buying some useless stuff on Amazon.

I strongly warn you against the following:
) Do not reply to this email. I sent it from a temp email so I am untraceable.
) Do not contact the police. I have access to all your devices, and as soon as I find out you ran to the cops, videos will be published.
) Don’t try to reset or destroy your devices.
As I mentioned above: I’m monitoring all your activity, so you either agree to my terms or the videos are published.

Also, don’t forget that cryptocurrencies are anonymous, so it’s impossible to identify me using the provided address.
Good luck, my perverted friend. I hope this is the last time we hear from each other.

And some friendly advice: from now on, don’t be so careless about your online security.

=== A new variant:
Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your iCloud mаil.
I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisеly.
Have you heard of Pegasus? This is a spyware program...

=== A new variant:
Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your Microsoft account.
I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisеly.
Have you heard of Pegasus? This is a spyware program...

[DrMACPOW]

This happened to me today. I felt like I was having a heart attack and wanted to vomit. I panicked so bad and immediately told one of my closest friends, who has a master's degree in criminology, about this email. He found out it's a scam and the relief was amazing. I'm so glad to know great people.

[dilipdubsmash]

I just got this mail and i was just wondering how can he see me when my machine doesnt have a webcam....😂

[cutting_onions]

This is the exact message I got last week and I only saw it last night and it's the same word by word, plus it doesn't have a any password mentioned. I was scared and I couldn't breathe, then I did some researching on the internet and found out it's not just me getting this message, that relieved me.
These people really hurt others and it's very annoying.

[edzam.]

i got scared when i saw it cuz when i looked at the email it was sent by my own email, but then i looked at it on the internet and everyone else had the same thing and i was truly scared shitless until stopped panicking cuz i realized it was a scam
i was already thinking about fleeing the country and trying to change my identity

[beomzies]

i just wanted to say to anyone who’s wondering what happens after 48 hours, if the mail contains any of your current passwords do change them just in case, but nothing happens guys dw :, D

[rhythmlouis]

thank you so much for this video! I got one of these yesterday, and the messages are identical. word by word. I started panicking, but now I can have some relief!

[_callisto]

just got this email saturday….except i’m a girl and don’t have a pp nor do i watch naughty videos. it’s been 48 hours and so far nothing has happened.

[shin_narda]

Bro, I'm Spanish but I received this same email in Outlook from my own account a month ago. I admitted that i was scared when i opened it. However, when i found your video, you became my saviour. Really thanks, this world needs people like you ❤️.

[lsrplsrpcrf]

Thank you for this video. I received an identical email and I was desperate for fear of having been hacked because the email was sent to me from my own email, but I searched and saw that it was not in my sent folder or in my inbox, it went straight to junk mail. I'm relieved to know it's just an attempted coup.

[kittylover]

got targeted saturday with pretty much this same email and i just saw it this morning lmao! you’re a real one for this

[cmorales]

This is so scary just got a email 2 hrs ago thank god I can breathe 🧘 you guys are awesome 👏

[nonameman]

Knew it was a scam because I don’t use the hub or anything. Glad you got this video up for people worried.

[jae]

I opened it this morning then i found this video. Why is no one giving 48hr updates to what happened 😵‍💫

(Update: please ignore email it's false)

[undhs]

i received this six days ago and only today i saw that it was in the trash, was scary, because of my history from a few years ago on certain sites i was scared to receive the message, but remembering well, i don't even use this email on my phone, only on my study computer that doesn't even have a camera, so it's stupid to see that people are so insensitive in using topics like this to take advantage.

[AlejandroRG]

Scammer: Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your Microsoft account.

Me: I haven't Microsoft account.

Scammer: 🤬🤬🤬

[orbyk]

I immediately knew this was a scam and all I did was block the sender and delete the email, I had it there for like 3 weeks already but I don’t really check my icloud often anyway. When I read all about the ‘stuff’ they supposedly ‘had’ of me, then I said, nah man! Precisely because I know this messed up world I do not even take selfies, let alone videos . I 100% knew they had nothing against me. I’m just here to see who could really believe this bs.

[DragonNegro]

I just received one of these emails half an hour ago. I've been having problems with my accounts, which is why I got really scared. It's a relief to be able to see this. Thanks for the video.

[morge_revolts]

Broooo I love how it’s a template too for different wallet codes. Mine came like last night in spam. Word for word

[crazyzombie]

I got the same email. I just deleted it. Nothing happened after 48 hours.

[sof.ab]

THANK YOU SM OMG I’m young and not in this weird things but received now rn… I have anxiety and panic attack easily.. when I opened it i did one and didn’t know what to do… thank you sm you have a new sub