Dont Reuse your Passwords

-Source-WPIX- The latest email scam going around is eye-opening because it contains a key piece of information: your real password KTLA reports. Many times a scam email is pretty easy to spot - the spelling is bad and some of the things just dont make sense. But the latest email scam not only contains a blackmail threat but also your actual password - which is sure to raise some eyebrows about those questioning its authenticity. The message says it has a compromising video of you taken from your computers webcam during a visit to an adult website. Theres also a request to pay up to keep the video private. If you dont the video will be released to friends and family. Its just straight blackmail started Rachel Plecas an expert in email spam viruses and ransomware at MailRoute a company that helps protect corporate email accounts from damaging messages. The thing thats really interesting about this particular scam is that its not a traditional email scam said Plecas. Thats because the message doesnt contain a virus malware or even a phishing link to steal your personal information. Also you might get it electronically by email or even printed and sent to you through regular mail.