A MAN was scammed into sending a fraudster money following an explicit video call online.
Ascot police officers have sent out a warning of this 'sextortion scam' following a report within the area.
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Police said the victim was sitting at home late at night on his computer when he received a friend request from a woman he believed he knew.
He accepted and they started chatting but then it went offline to a video link where the conversation became intimate and "certain acts took place."
The person straight away revealed they were not the woman the victim thought he knew, but a scammer.
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They demanded money from the victim or they would send the recorded video footage to the victim's wide and tell all of his friends on Facebook.
Police were then called when the scammer sent the footage to the victim's wife.
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The force said people need to be aware of who they are speaking to online.
A spokesman said: "The scammer demanded money or he would send recorded video footage to the victim’s wife and all his friends on Facebook. The scammer did in fact send the recorded footage to the victim’s wife. The police were called immediately."
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