The Denver Police Department issued a warning this past Saturday concerning a new scam trend hitting the metro area, involving a sordid mixture of social media and blackmail. In a case that’s ringing alarm bells for the dangers of online interactions, an individual reported being the target of ‘sextortion’ after a seemingly consensual exchange of explicit photographs turned into a threatening demand for money.
According to a social media post by the Denver Police Department, officers were called to a residence on E. 48th Avenue on January 20. After exchanging sexually explicit photos with what he believed was a woman on TikTok, the victim found himself in a compromising position when the suspect switched gears, threatening to publish his intimate photos unless a $100 Apple gift card was provided. Caught off guard, instead of sending the money, the incident was reported to the police…