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Sextortion scams on the rise in B.C., with 30-plus police reports in days

  • The Royal Canadian Mounted Police received 29 reports of a sextortion scam in Surrey within three days.
  • Perpetrators threaten victims by claiming to possess compromising pictures and demand payment via Bitcoin.
  • Police advise victims to cease communication and deactivate accounts used for contact with scammers.
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