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"Pay, Or Will Release Sex Video": How 36-Year-Old Scammed Men Across India
- Thursday October 26, 2023
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
Delhi police today arrested the mastermind in a sextortion racket who had blackmailed several people across the country. Mahendra Singh, who was caught in Haryana's Mewat, had been running the scam for the last few years.
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"Sextortion" Racket Using Dating Apps Busted In Odisha, 4 Minors Detained
- Wednesday October 11, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested a person and detained four minor boys for their alleged involvement in a "sextortion" racket being operated through dating apps.
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"Sextortion Racket" Using Gay Dating App Busted In UP, 6 Arrested: Cops
- Wednesday August 9, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the arrest of six men, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a "sextortion" racket being run through a gay dating app in Kanpur, officials said.
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Women Combat Deepfake Porn Amidst The Rise Of AI
- Monday July 24, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.
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Extortion Racket Using Gay Dating App To Trap Victims Busted In Delhi
- Saturday May 27, 2023
- Delhi News | Asian News International
Delhi police on Friday busted two gay sextortion rackets active in South-East Delhi and arrested four persons who allegedly used to trap victims through a gay dating app.
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5 Arrested By Delhi Police For Running Sex Video Extortion Racket
- Friday February 17, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Five men have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from a businessman on the pretext to block the victim's obscene video on social media, police said on Friday.
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Pune Man's Death By Suicide Exposes Rajasthan's Sex Video Extortion Racket
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Pune police have arrested a 29-year-old man from Rajasthan in connection with the "sextortion" case of a teen from the city, who allegedly died by suicide after he was harassed and blackmailed by online fraudsters.
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A 'Sex Video' Extortion Bid In Mumbai That Included A "Fake" Suicide
- Friday August 5, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
43-year-old man from Chinchpokli in Mumbai has lost Rs 7.5 lakh allegedly in a 'sextortion' racket in which he was threatened with an abetment to suicide case, a police official said on Friday.
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Mumbai Finance Exec Blackmailed For Lakhs In "Sextortion" Racket: Cops
- Thursday June 16, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
A 57-year-old senior executive of a housing finance firm in Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 2.06 lakh after a woman and some other persons threatened to make his video, shot in a compromising position, viral on social media, police said on Thursday.
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"Sextortion" Racket Busted In Delhi, Mastermind Arrested: Police
- Monday December 6, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
An alleged "sextortion'' gang has been busted with the arrest of its kingpin accused of extorting about Rs 1.2 crore from over a dozen people in the last one year, police here said on Sunday.
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Man Accused Of 'Sextortion' World-Wide Cyberbullying On Trial
- Thursday January 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A man accused of a world-wide cyber-bullying racket that got young girls to pose naked before blackmailing them went on trial Wednesday in Amsterdam, saying he is innocent of the charges.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Pay, Or Will Release Sex Video": How 36-Year-Old Scammed Men Across India
- Thursday October 26, 2023
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
Delhi police today arrested the mastermind in a sextortion racket who had blackmailed several people across the country. Mahendra Singh, who was caught in Haryana's Mewat, had been running the scam for the last few years.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Sextortion" Racket Using Dating Apps Busted In Odisha, 4 Minors Detained
- Wednesday October 11, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested a person and detained four minor boys for their alleged involvement in a "sextortion" racket being operated through dating apps.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Sextortion Racket" Using Gay Dating App Busted In UP, 6 Arrested: Cops
- Wednesday August 9, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the arrest of six men, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a "sextortion" racket being run through a gay dating app in Kanpur, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Women Combat Deepfake Porn Amidst The Rise Of AI
- Monday July 24, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.
- www.ndtv.com
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Extortion Racket Using Gay Dating App To Trap Victims Busted In Delhi
- Saturday May 27, 2023
- Delhi News | Asian News International
Delhi police on Friday busted two gay sextortion rackets active in South-East Delhi and arrested four persons who allegedly used to trap victims through a gay dating app.
- www.ndtv.com
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5 Arrested By Delhi Police For Running Sex Video Extortion Racket
- Friday February 17, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Five men have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from a businessman on the pretext to block the victim's obscene video on social media, police said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pune Man's Death By Suicide Exposes Rajasthan's Sex Video Extortion Racket
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Pune police have arrested a 29-year-old man from Rajasthan in connection with the "sextortion" case of a teen from the city, who allegedly died by suicide after he was harassed and blackmailed by online fraudsters.
- www.ndtv.com
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A 'Sex Video' Extortion Bid In Mumbai That Included A "Fake" Suicide
- Friday August 5, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
43-year-old man from Chinchpokli in Mumbai has lost Rs 7.5 lakh allegedly in a 'sextortion' racket in which he was threatened with an abetment to suicide case, a police official said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai Finance Exec Blackmailed For Lakhs In "Sextortion" Racket: Cops
- Thursday June 16, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
A 57-year-old senior executive of a housing finance firm in Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 2.06 lakh after a woman and some other persons threatened to make his video, shot in a compromising position, viral on social media, police said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Sextortion" Racket Busted In Delhi, Mastermind Arrested: Police
- Monday December 6, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
An alleged "sextortion'' gang has been busted with the arrest of its kingpin accused of extorting about Rs 1.2 crore from over a dozen people in the last one year, police here said on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Man Accused Of 'Sextortion' World-Wide Cyberbullying On Trial
- Thursday January 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A man accused of a world-wide cyber-bullying racket that got young girls to pose naked before blackmailing them went on trial Wednesday in Amsterdam, saying he is innocent of the charges.
- www.ndtv.com