With the proliferation of affordable internet services across India, new scammers have emerged. While most of us have heard and read about the online bankig fraud scams, credit card scams, loans scams and online product delivery scam, in the shadows there is a new scam lurking , known as sex scams. This post is on this topic and I write how these scammers forcing men to pay up.
Today many men are lonely, be it married or unmarried. They are desperately looking for companionship. The age group can range from 18 to 60 and above. Some men are single due to family problems some are divorced, some are separated, some are single parents etc etc. All lonely are people vying for female companionship.
Now here is the modus operandi of these scammer. The group consists of 3 to 4 people where one member is a female. She is young, good looking and charming. She is one of those so called social media influencers you find these days on facebook or instagram. Along with her, there are men who exhibit criminal traits and have a greed for money in order to live a luxurious life without putting in any efforts.
This con gang goes across hunting for their targets. Within this gang there is a computer wiz who is an expert with social media platforms and tools. They identify their targets online. Sometimes their victims are even known to them as they stay in the same locality or they know them through an acquaintance. A request is sent to them generally through facebook or instagram. The profile of the girl is enticing. Once the friend request is accepted, the female starts chatting with the man, at first it is a general talk, later it becomes more friendly and after that it goes to the next level. Video calls start and the lady tries to get intimate with the man online, she asks him to remove his clothes while she also does the same. A lot takes place during these online video calls. The man is oblivious of the fact that these entire video call is being recorded by the girl and members of the gang.
A few days after the conversation, the message is sent to the man along with the video. The threatening message is sent stating that either you pay up a huge amount of money or the video will be sent to all your friends and relatives in your social media groups. The cyber expert form the group would have already archived and stored all the contacts existing within the profile of the victim.
In order to save face and reputation, majority of the men pay up. They don't seek police intervention as they feel ashamed. Thousands of men have been duped this way and they could do nothing.
For all those single Indian men and MGTOW's, please take my warning carefully. DO NOT and I say DO NOT under any circumstances accept the friend request of woman who is unknown to you, no matter hoe beautiful and good looking she may be. Avoid them. Do not share your mobile number of personal details with unknown women. You don't know the femme fatale on the other side of the screen. I understand that loneliness can take a toll but don't allows fraudsters to take away your hard earned money.
BHAVEEN SHETH
INDIAN MGTOW