Porn users being targeted by fraudsters in extortion scam 

Fraudsters are acquiring email addresses from adult pornography sites that users have visited. These users then receive a mail purporting to come from the gardaí in a bid to extort money. 

Internet users who have accessed adult pornography sites online are being targeted in an extortion scam by fraudsters pretending to be members of An Garda Siochana.

The fraudsters are acquiring email addresses from adult pornography sites that users have visited, according to cyber security sources. These users then receive a mail purporting to come from the gardaí in a bid to extort money.