Shnook817
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Hey there. So, I recently came under attack by some scammers. Long story short I was trying to buy something from someone off craigslist and, after extended emails we set up a date for the exchange. The day of he calls and triples the price. I say no way, and then he lays in with the kinda scary stuff. He says he knows I visited certain sites at certain times (torrent sites) and is going to tell the cops I'm pirating movies if I don't pay him the money. I told him to do something nasty. He even had a friend call me back later with a spoofed phone number claiming to be a cop. Told me to wire in my fine and they'd make sure it never showed up on my record.
My question is, how did this guy know my browsing history? I mean, I never downloaded anything at the times he mentioned, but I DID visit the sites he said when he said I visited them. All we'd exchanged was a few emails and I opened a few pictures of the couch I was looking at. What are the different ways he might have done this and is there anything I can do to a) check for and remove anything or b) avoid this in the future? Is my ip not secure enough? Is there a backdoor on my pc now for him to remote view from? I know these things are possible but that's about all. Just looking for some advice.
Thanks.
My question is, how did this guy know my browsing history? I mean, I never downloaded anything at the times he mentioned, but I DID visit the sites he said when he said I visited them. All we'd exchanged was a few emails and I opened a few pictures of the couch I was looking at. What are the different ways he might have done this and is there anything I can do to a) check for and remove anything or b) avoid this in the future? Is my ip not secure enough? Is there a backdoor on my pc now for him to remote view from? I know these things are possible but that's about all. Just looking for some advice.
Thanks.