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SCAM ALERT: Police Warn Of E-Mail Scam Targeting Marylanders

FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) -- Police are warning Maryland residents about an e-mail scam that has been going around recently.

The Frederick Police Department sent out a warning on Twitter.

The scam e-mail states that they have setup software on the "pornography" websites you have been visiting, and unless you pay the $2,000, they will release footage from your webcam.

Read the full scam e-mail below:

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