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I just got a mail from a person demonstrating that knows my password when browsing in private mode and visiting sensitive sites. This person wants 7000$ or will disclose to all my contacts what I do when visiting these sites. And I have a proof because this person quoted my password. I have only 24 hours to pay, what to do?

I just got a mail from a person demonstrating that knows my password when browsing in private mode and visiting sensitive sites. This person wants 7000$ or will disclose to all my contacts what I do when visiting these sites. And I have a proof because this person quoted my password. I have only 24 hours to pay, what to do?

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gabrovo13 said

I just got a mail from a person demonstrating that knows my password when browsing in private mode and visiting sensitive sites. This person wants 7000$ or will disclose to all my contacts what I do when visiting these sites. And I have a proof because this person quoted my password. I have only 24 hours to pay, what to do?

Knowing a password you use or have used is not proof. One or more sites you used the email and password combo on in past may have been hacked or had a data breach and the information gets sold around and the scammers who acquire the information dumps try to find gullible people who fall for this scam and pay.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/8gsjba/the_blackmail_email_scam/

You should not use the password for any sites and any places you used the password and email combo you should change if you have not had to anyways after the site hacks or data breeches.