北安普顿县地方检察官警告使用谷歌地图照片 和假间谍软件视频 进行“性勒索”骗局 Northampton County DA warns of 'sextortion' scam using Google Maps photos and fake spyware footage.

北安普顿县地方检察官斯蒂芬·巴拉塔 （Stephen Baratta） 提醒居民注意“性勒索”骗局。 Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta has alerted residents about a 'sextortion' scam. 受害者从 Google 地图收到包含他们家照片的电子邮件，声称发件人拥有通过间谍软件获得的泄露镜头。 Victims receive emails featuring photos of their homes from Google Maps, claiming the sender possesses compromising footage obtained via spyware. 发送者迫使接收者以加密货币支付费用,以避免与联系人分享视频。 The sender pressures recipients to pay in cryptocurrency to avoid having the footage shared with their contacts. 当局声称录像不存在,建议不支付任何款项,敦促受害者与执法部门联系。 Authorities assert the footage does not exist and advise against any payments, urging victims to contact law enforcement.