Nottinghamshire Police of online 'sextortion' blackmail using social media such as Tinder …

Published: 09:45, 20 February 2023  | Updated: 09:48, 20 February 2023 Social media users are being warned to remain vigilant to potential ‘sextortion’ blackmail attempts.Nottinghamshire Police have received a number of reports of victims sharing intimate images with another person online and then being blackmailed.The victims of recent offences have been teenagers or those in their 20s, but people of all ages may be targeted by the blackmailers.People have been blackmailed after sending intimate images via social media platforms. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police. (62527763)’Sextortion’ refers to cyber-enabled crime where victims are lured into sending explicit images of themselves or performing sexual or intimate acts, which are then recorded by the offenders.Those targeting them then threaten to make the footage public or share it with the victims’ families unless they pay the demanded sum.Recent examples include a Nottingham man who was tricked into sending an intimate photo by a scammer using a fake profile on Tinder and Snapchat.The scammer then threatened to send the image to his family and friends unless he paid £600. The victim, who is in his 20s, blocked the scammer and two of his friends then informed him they’d been sent the photo on Instagram, leaving him very distressed.It
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