A THAMES VALLEY man has fallen victim to a sextortion scam, and police are warning people to be on their guard.
The victim was contacted on social media network Instagram by someone who he thought was called Jayne who lived in New York.
After talking for a week, they started exchanging intimate photos and videos.
‘Jayne’ then demanded £200 or the images would be shared with his personal contact list.
This rose to £250 after the scammers said he had been too slow to respond, which he paid. They then demanded a further £350.
Thames Valley Police said that he closed his social media accounts.
In a statement, the force said: “Do not do, say, write, text, photograph, video anything online or via your phone that you would not be happy for your family, relatives, neighbours, friends, work colleagues, employer and everyone in your contact list to see.”
