Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Email extortion scam Topic Email extortion scam 2 mentions in 1 episode A scam in which senders cite exposed passwords and falsely claim to have compromising webcam images. Mentions 267: Everybody's Heard About the Bird Jul 16, 2018 55:52 We have a new extortion scam that's been going around. 56:20 They're not hacking the person's computer.