" According to police, cyber criminals from outside Canada are creating fake profiles on several online dating sites that list their geographic location as Toronto.
The scammers then contact the victim and engage in flirtatious chats that become sexual in nature.
At some point, police say the scammers encourage the victim to disrobe or engage in sexual behavior via video chat.
Once the victim engages in compromising behavior on camera, police say the scammers end the chat, research the victim using social media sites and then send them a message threatening to send the incriminating video to a list of their friends unless they make a monetary payment."
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The scammers then contact the victim and engage in flirtatious chats that become sexual in nature.
At some point, police say the scammers encourage the victim to disrobe or engage in sexual behavior via video chat.
Once the victim engages in compromising behavior on camera, police say the scammers end the chat, research the victim using social media sites and then send them a message threatening to send the incriminating video to a list of their friends unless they make a monetary payment."
Read more: http://www.cp24.com/news/police-iss...ut-online-dating-scam-1.2200518#ixzz3PZWYIfkD