A woman was blackmailed with nude pictures by a man she met through a social network!
A woman from the district reported blackmail on Monday morning. As the 58-year-old stated, she had received an email asking her to pay tens of thousands of euros - otherwise naked pictures of her would be published on the Internet. The woman did not know the sender of the email.
Further inquiries from the officers revealed that the 58-year-old had “met” a man on a social network a few months ago and had been writing to him ever since. Some time ago she had also sent him nude pictures and videos.
Although the name of the sender of the blackmail email is different than that of the “unknown acquaintance” with whom she has been chatting for months, a connection cannot be ruled out. The investigation is ongoing...
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The phenomenon “sextortion” – made up of the English words “sex” and “extortion” (= blackmail) – is not new. Nevertheless, in times of social media, online dating and online dating sites, people still fall for it. The chats usually start as a harmless flirt - and often end (as in the case described) with high demands for money.
The fraudsters usually manage to gain the trust of their victims very quickly, and unfortunately they are only too quick to take off their clothes in front of the webcam or send naked pictures/videos. And it is precisely this material that is then used for blackmail.
On the website www.polizei-beratung.de a short film shows how scammers usually operate and how a harmless flirt turns into real blackmail:
On this page you will also find further tips on how you can protect yourself from this “sexual blackmail” and how to behave safely in such online chats.
Source: West Palatinate Police Headquarters
Article image: Shutterstock / By TheVisualsYouNeed
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