Guelph police are reminding residents not to share images or information with strangers online after an extortion attempt Tuesday against a Guelph man.
A man in his 60s reported he was playing an online game on his phone when he received a message which appeared to be from a woman and included a revealing profile photo. They began chatting and the woman eventually asked the complainant to send a photo of himself.
He sent a photo of his face, then a short time later received a fake Facebook post which included that photo and a photo of an exposed penis. The post was clearly designed to suggest the penis was the complainant’s and the unknown user threatened to share it unless he sent Apple gift cards.
