#271102 by TerranceBoyce
Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:26 am
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/13843421.Young_men_across_St_Albans_have_been_targeted_in_an_online_blackmail_scam/?
13 October 2015
Men across St Albans have been targeted in an online blackmail scam
Women have been targeting men in St Albans in an online blackmail scam.
A 34-year-old from St Albans, a 27-year-old from London Colney and an 18-year-old from Radlett have all been the victims of the scam where they have been coaxed by an unknown person to carry out explicit acts and then blackmailed.
Police have received more than 20 reports of men across the county becoming victims of this scam.
The men, whose ages range between 17 and 36, are contacted by a "young attractive woman" via social media - in most cases this is facebook, and encouraged to have a conversation with them over Skype - an online video chat service.
The woman encourages the victim to perform a sexual act for her to view.
After the online chat, the victim is contacted by the woman, who demands money.
She tells them that she has videoed the event and will post it to their friends and family via social media, unless they pay her.
In some cases money has been given to the woman in region of £500.
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