The Northern Beaches Area Command claimed to have received several reports of extortions and attempted extortions threatening the disclosure of sexually explicit material.
An alleged victim of sexual extortion (sextortion), a 16-year-old boy, said he has allegedly lost several thousand dollars after responding to a demand on a social media app thought to have come from overseas.
“We’re also investigating reports involving a 15-year-old girl and an even younger person as well as a 57-year-old woman told by scammers to send bitcoin, or they would release ‘certain’ footage,” explained the police on its Facebook page.
“We remind people to block scammers making these attempts and not pay any money.”
Police recommend people protect themselves from these types of scams by blocking the numbers and not responding to the alleged scammers who are trying to extort money.
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