email extortion scams

French translation: tentatives d\'extorsion par courrier électronique

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English term or phrase:email extortion scams
French translation:tentatives d\'extorsion par courrier électronique
Entered by: Sylvie LE BRAS

08:16 Nov 9, 2018
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
IT (Information Technology) / piratage mots de passe
English term or phrase: email extortion scams
Be smart about your password to avoid email extortion scams

Dit-on plutôt : escroqueries d'extorsion par mail ou arnaques d'extorsion par mail ?

Merci
Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 09:24
tentatives d'extorsion par courrier électronique
Explanation:
"Vague dextorsions par courriels avec un de vos mots de passe ...
https://eric.freyssi.net/.../vague-dextorsions-par-courriels...
... j'ai reçu plusieurs signalements de personnes qui étaient victimes d'une tentative d'extorsion par courrier électronique. "
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 09:24
Grading comment
Merci, FX !
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tentatives d'extorsion par courrier électronique


Explanation:
"Vague dextorsions par courriels avec un de vos mots de passe ...
https://eric.freyssi.net/.../vague-dextorsions-par-courriels...
... j'ai reçu plusieurs signalements de personnes qui étaient victimes d'une tentative d'extorsion par courrier électronique. "

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 09:24
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1148
Grading comment
Merci, FX !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
5 hrs
  -> thanks Tony!

agree  Daryo: Yes, that sounds like the right logical links between the elements of this term: "email" is the tool/the means used to attempt extortion from the recipient of the email, not from the email.
2 days 54 mins
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