I got an email from a random address saying he had my password. Well had part of it. Says needed to pay $900

I got an email from a random address saying he had my password. Well had part of it. Says needed to pay $900.
Pretty sure it's a scam, but how did he get a part of my password?

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Change your password. Use unique passwords.

Yes I know, but how do I prevent this from happening again. Also he had an old password I haven't used in awhile.

check on haveibeenpwned

Cool never seen this site before.
Thx

It's a scam. 100%
Scammer has an old pw I haven't used in years.

There have been several hacks over the last decade. Some are known, some are still a secret. Data is traded. He probably bought a data set and is now sending mails to everyone in that set.

Just change your password and don't use a password more than once.

If you can still log in with the same password that means he doesn't have your password because anyone smart enough to steal your password would change it so you have to buy back your account. Use a random generator password at least 16 characters with symbols and keep a text file on a thumb drive or encrypted.

Was it something familiar to you? Like a loved ones name or favorite anime character? If so then it's more than likely someone close to you scamming. Find them and kick their ass.