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Young men in Perth and Kinross are being targeted by ‘sextortion’ scams

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dailyrecord.co.uk

Perth and Kinross are being targeted by so-called ‘sextortion’ scams. Tayside Police revealed they are receiving a concerning number of reports of social media users falling victim to the con.

The scam is typically aimed at men between the ages of 18 and 44, but the authorities regularly receive reports of both male and female victims aged from teens to 60s.These usually involve the victim being enticed to send nude or explicit photos or videos to someone who has befriended them online, then being blackmailed into sending money, or sometimes gift cards, to prevent them being distributed to people they know.

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