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Is the Extortion E-Mail I Received Legitimate?

I received an e-mail stating that the sender had accessed my computer and, unless I paid several hundred dollars in Bitcoin within a specified time period, he was going to release a Zoom video showing me in a compromising situation.  I do not have a webcam attached to my computer, so do I have anything to worry about?

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  • 1 month ago
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    Report it to the cyber police unit.

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