Blackmailers Threaten to Unleash Ebola if They Don’t Receive Ransom

A group of blackmailers have threatened to release the deadly Ebola virus in the Czech Republic unless its government pays them one million euros in Bitcoin.

According to MailOnline, the Bond villain-style threat was issued by anonymous emails to the highest offices of the Czech government which were then passed on to the Czech media. The
blackmailers' demand warned that failure to comply with 'any of our requests will lead to the spreading of the infected material in Prague and other cities.

'If you don't answer this letter, we will send press releases to media and inform people on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Youtube to let them know how negligent the Czech offices are.' 

The blackmailers claim they received the Ebola virus from Liberia and they are ready to spread it if they do not get one million Euros. They instructed officials to divide the money into three payments. The first was supposed to be paid on Monday, a second on Wednesday, and a third after they hand over the infected material.

Bitcoin is an electronic currency often preferred by blackmailers because it allows them to receive funds that cannot be frozen or reversed by conventional methods once they have been sent. Czech police have not cooperated with the demands and have said they are not taking the letters and blackmailing very seriously. Czech police president deputy Zdenek Laub said:

'We have been investigating the case as a blackmailing. The anonymous individual has blackmailed the Czech Republic by claiming they will spread the Ebola virus in public places. The only intention of the blackmailers is to cause a panic.'

According to Czech detectives the blackmailers used very sophisticated means of communication, making it difficult to trace them. If found guilty they may be sentenced up to 12 years of jail.