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There is a new scam going. A resident received an anonymous letter claiming the writer has evidence about a secret that the resident allegedly was hiding from his wife and everyone else. The writer demands that $6,500 be sent in the form of a Bitcoin to a specific Bitcoin address as a “confidentiality fee.”
If you receive a letter such as this it is most likely a scam and can be ignored, unless you really do have secrets that you are hiding. In that case you need to decide if those secrets are worth $6,500. Seriously though, a quick internet search will show that this scam is spreading. It is only a matter of time before more residents receive this letter. Here is a copy of the letter, the victim name has been deleted of course.
