When one receives a sextortion email...
When one receives a sextortion email, almost all of the header information in it is either bogus or from hacked accounts, so reporting them is pointless. However, the one thing that cannot be fake is the BitCoin address listed in it (because the scammer/extorter can't receive any ransom/illegal payout otherwise). So, the best way to strike back is to report the BitCoin address to sites like bitcoinwhoswho.com. In the beginning, it was quite easy to get to their website. Nowadays, I suspect the BitCoinWhosWho reporting services have struck a nerve with the spammers/scammers because getting to their website is pretty difficult (it's possible that the criminals running scams and sextortion rings are getting pissed off at being exposed and thus are running DDOS attacks against them). And setting up such a service is basically super expensive (one has to pay for so many supporting services like data center fees, servers, etc.) so expecting really top notch, Google-level performance when they aren't requiring paid subscriptions, is asking a bit much. But I would encourage victims to hold onto those sextortion emails until those BitCoin addresses can be reported to BitCoinWhosWho and we can expose the scammers to the light and hope karma will come around to make their lives miserable and get them into hopefully worse consequences. Keep the faith!
