Mobile Police to locals: Beware of this cryptocurrency scam
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department is advising the public of a cryptocurrency scam.
According to an MPD spokesperson, the department has received several emails from residents regarding someone attempting to extort them for cryptocurrency.
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“These emails advise they opened a document that then uploaded malware onto the victim’s phone, which the suspect is advising allowed them to take over their camera,” the MPD spokesperson said. “The suspect is then demanding the victim pay them via the attached QR code for cryptocurrency, or they will send explicit photos of the victim to the victim’s contact list.”
The MPD spokesperson said the suspect included the victim’s physical address but used pictures of nearby houses rather than the victim’s actual residence.
Police have received three reports this week with more reported over the last month.
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