Facebook scammer extortion attempt

skywanderer

I got a facebook friend request from a moderately attractive looking woman, I accepted as I wasn't sure if I knew her or not and was curious to see who she was. Immediately my spidey senses went off as the friends list was private and it appeared to have a limited history and is a new account and obviously I didn't know her. First rule as a man is that we do the chasing not the women! haha

This woman started chatting and soon enough I was offered to chat in Skype for Skype sex, I didn't take up the offer obviously, I was at this stage expecting something like a Camgirl trying to get you to watch their paid for webcam sex. I have got a few of these annoyances on Skype before, these are much less serious and are similar to mere spam.

However what I think is really at play here is a proper scam in that woman would give you skype sex whilst recording the whole thing and then try blackmail you to prevent the release of a video to your facebook friends. I have my own friend list kept private.

I'm in my late twenties and have enough cop-on not to strip on camera for random strangers (my GF would firstly kill me lol) but this sort of scam could have devastating consequences for young teenage boys and vulnerable men. Such a scam has already led to suicides and one man here was brave enough to speak out of a €10,000 extortion scam already this year.


This is the account of the scammer in question;
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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/world/europe/uk-cyber-blackmail-suicide/

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irishman-in-shock-after-10k-blackmail-demands-in-social-media-sex-scam-34354258.html

You say you accepted a friend request from a stranger because you were curious to see if you knew her?

Ah come on. You were a little curious to see where it would go.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Anyone adding me with no friends in common? Block.
Majority of people adding me with friends in common? Probably block too.
Life's too short to be wasting your time trying to feign being polite on social media.

Who would be bothered sexting a stranger in this day and age with the internet rife with people looking for the ride

Mech1

Why has Mark Zuckerberg taped over the webcam and microphone on his MacBook?


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/06/22/why-has-mark-zuckerberg-taped-over-the-webcam-and-microphone-on/

Alf Veedersane

I once accepted a friend request from a reasonably attractive woman because I thought I could get some form of guilt free rocks off.

I didn't.

We're no longer friends.

DANNY2014

Happened a guy in work I got the same friend request a day ltr!!! she showed him her parts and asked for a picture of his cock so he showed her a picture of his cock and the hen house and a few hens she unfriended him straight away.

Alf Stewart.

Deleted User wrote: »

You say you accepted a friend request from a stranger because you were curious to see if you knew her?

Ah come on. You were a little curious to see where it would go.

I get friend requests on facebook almost on a weekly basis from people I don't really know, many of them female.

A quick look at mutual friends list, and maybe a discreet pm to one of them, and it usually results in a "ah that's x, you prob didn't recognise the married name" or some such reply.

Not everyone is a cyber creep.

However, it takes a certain type of stupid for anyone to start showing themselves intimately to a stranger on the internet.

The Specialist

I don't understand how people just accept random requests. I think I have around 45-50 friends on fb, and they are only people I know I will meet with in person every couple of months. If I have to ponder who you are or if we've ever gone for pints I won't accept the request.

cml387

Unless you are a US congressman.

Alf Stewart.

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

I get friend requests on facebook almost on a weekly basis from people I don't really know, many of them female.

A quick look at mutual friends list, and maybe a discreet pm to one of them, and it usually results in a "ah that's x, you prob didn't recognise the married name" or some such reply.

Not everyone is a cyber creep.

However, it takes a certain type of stupid for anyone to start showing themselves intimately to a stranger on the internet.

But you know the little picture of the person?

Isn't that handy to help figure out if you know them or not?

I have no interest in accepting friend requests from people I don't recognise. I don't want my Facebook rammed with those Rayban ads.

Alf Veedersane

People are too quick to up the friend count on Facebook.

Have a word with yourself if you're accepting friend requests from people you don't know...and don't bullsh*t yourself with excuses that you might know them. You don't

Laphroaig52

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

You say you accepted a friend request from a stranger because you were curious to see if you knew her?

Ah come on. You were a little curious to see where it would go.

I get friend requests on facebook almost on a weekly basis from people I don't really know, many of them female.

You lucky, lucky bastard....

Alf Stewart.

Deleted User wrote: »

But you know the little picture of the person?

Isn't that handy to help figure out if you know them or not?

I have no interest in accepting friend requests from people I don't recognise. I don't want my Facebook rammed with those Rayban ads.

If the picture is a generic picture, and the rest are private.

Just recently I received a friends request from a "Ciara X" with a picture of painted fingernails, and next to no other info.

After I made a few enquiries with mutual friends, it turned out to be a girl I had started school with, and was in same class, right through to college.

Didn't recognise the married name, and she is now living in Korea, so you can understand my initial confusion.

GLaDOS

Accept friend request from hot girl

Creep photos

Delete

lazybones32

Let her do her thing first, you record it and if she wants you to reciprocate, don't reveal your face.
Or else send all your FB friends a pic of your willy, so they won't be concerned about seeing your one-man sex show.

The youth of today have no ingenuity when it comes to these topics.

osarusan

GLaDOS wrote: »

Accept friend request from hot girl

Creep photos

Delete

Accept friend request from hot girl.

Creep photos.

Creep friends of hot girl.

Creep friends of friends of hot girl.

Delete.

ScumLord

skywanderer wrote: »

I got a facebook friend request from a moderately attractive looking woman, I accepted as I wasn't sure if I knew her or not and was curious to see who she was.

I have just the thing for that, it looks just like a rock but if you leave it beside your router it scrambles your internet frequency so that the hackers can't scam you anymore. It's expensive but totally worth it for the peace of mind.

deco nate

ScumLord wrote: »

I have just the thing for that, it looks just like a rock but if you leave it beside your router it scrambles your internet frequency so that the hackers can't scam you anymore. It's expensive but totally worth it for the peace of mind.

I'll take two!!

aaronjumper

ScumLord wrote: »

I have just the thing for that, it looks just like a rock but if you leave it beside your router it scrambles your internet frequency so that the hackers can't scam you anymore. It's expensive but totally worth it for the peace of mind.

Sounds great, just give me all of your bank details so I can pay for it.

andekwarhola

Are there actually men out there that accept those friend requests from what look like strippers on the assumption that they've just spotted your photo and fancy you?

Maximus Alexander

Saw the thread title and assumed it was a thread about Mark Zuckerberg.

OldGoat

ScumLord wrote: »

I have just the thing for that, it looks just like a rock but if you leave it beside your router it scrambles your internet frequency so that the hackers can't scam you anymore. It's expensive but totally worth it for the peace of mind.

Swap for a CD burner?

gramar

Mech1 wrote: »

Why has Mark Zuckerberg taped over the webcam and microphone on his MacBook?


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/06/22/why-has-mark-zuckerberg-taped-over-the-webcam-and-microphone-on/

So MZ is pulling the goodness out of himself watching young wans on skype but won't let them see him? The durty fecker.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Deleted User wrote: »

You say you accepted a friend request from a stranger because you were curious to see if you knew her?

Ah come on. You were a little curious to see where it would go.

IN fairness, I've done that before having been to a party where I've met a lot of people and cant; rememebr everyone. If there's no activity or no mutual friends then I can immediately unfriend them and move on.

The mistake the OP made was carryign on and engaging in chat. ("We men do the chasing?" yeah sure! With strangers you meet online?! - And I'm pretty sure the girlfriend would frown on even going this far to be honest....!)