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Queensland Police have identified an increase in extortion emails demanding payment to bitcoin accounts. Scammers are sending ransom emails containing terrifying threats designed to frighten people into handing over their money. These emails have been linked to similar campaigns around the world regarding sextortion, bomb hoaxes, fake hitman emails and more recently acid attack threats. … Continue reading ""