A blackmail scam is targeting New Hampshire residents, with scammers threatening to send “embarrassing information” to the victim’s contacts unless they pay them, the attorney general warned Monday.

The Attorney General’s Office is warning New Hampshire residents of a blackmail scam targeting older residents and others in the Granite State.

In blackmail scam, the sender threatens embarrassing information will be sent to the recipient’s contacts unless recipient pays a “privacy fee."

The Attorney General's office said it has received several reports of emails asking people to pay a fee using cryptocurrency to stop the sender from releasing embarrassing information.