B.C. RCMP warn about Bitcoin scam targeting viewers of ‘adult content’ [Video]

There have been more reports of a Bitcoin extortion scam seeking to exploit viewers of “adult content” in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, according to the RCMP.

Five such extortion attempts were reported in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows over the course of three days, authorities said in a public warning Thursday.

In a news release, Ridge Meadows RCMP said the targets received either an email or physical letter stating the recipient had been “looking at adult content online” and that “malware has captured compromising photos” of them doing so.

The scammers will provide an image of the target’s home, captured on Google Street View, along with additional personal information, then demand a $2,000 payment in Bitcoin.

People targeted in these extortion attempts should “immediately stop all communication” and “deactivate (but don’t delete)” any accounts used to message with the criminals, the Ridge Meadows RCMP said in a news release.

“Do not …