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AN internet security company have issued a warning about a 'sextortion' scam doing the rounds in Irish.

ESET, an online security company that offers anti-virus and firewalls, is urging people not to interact with the bogus email.

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The scam email, which is written to the sender in Irish, comes from a South Korean address.

The scammer claims that they have a video of the sender watching pornography and threatens to make the footage public.

They then asks for 1,200 in bitcoin to make the footage go away.

The terrifying letter warns: "Final warning! All your data was copied. The login was successful.

"Greetings. Your system is compromised by the Trojan virus. It entered your device through the adult portals you visit.

"Some racy videos have malicious code that acts after being posted. All data has already been copied to my servers.

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"I have full control over the device you have access to on the Internet.

"I can see your screen, use your microphone and camera. You wont notice it accordingly. Ive already done a screen recording."

They then ask for 1,200 in bitcoin at which point they say they will remove the virus from the person's device.

ESET said it is important to note that most sextortion letters are bluffs and the sender does not have the footage they are claiming.

They said: "It is important to note that most of these sextortion letters are bluffs and the sender doesnt actually have anything.

"These mails are just spammed out to millions of email addresses in hope someone will bite."

They urged the public not to respond to such emails and instead flag them as spam and warn their friends not to fall for it.

They added: "However in some cases the extortionists do have something and offer proof, they should be reported toAnGardaSochnas Cyber Crime Bureau."

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Internet security company issue warning over sextortion scam doing the rounds in Irish... - The Irish Sun