sextortion

In a major crackdown on emerging cybercrimes, the West District teams of Delhi Police have exposed multiple cyber-fraud operations, arresting six individuals involved in cases of digital arrest, extortion, work-from-home …

In a significant breakthrough, the cyber police in Nuh district have dismantled a multi-state cybercrime network with the arrest of six individuals. Officials identified the accused as Arshad, Wasim, Aamir, …

NIGERIA — Timilehin Oyedele Godwin, a physically challenged shoemaker who gained public admiration in 2023, has been arrested and accused of orchestrating an elaborate online romance scam. Popularly known as …

Police have arrested two individuals, including a minor, for their involvement in an online video-call fraud that led to the extortion of nearly Rs4.45 lakh from a victim. The main …

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced Olukeye Adedayo to a total of 76 years in prison for his involvement in internet crimes including child …

Mumbai Police have apprehended Shubham Kumar Manoj Prasad Singh (25), wanted for online sexual harassment and sextortion, after a two-year manhunt. Singh was found in Sandur, Karnataka, where he was …

GHANA — Ex-convict Michael Tumi has been remanded in police custody over allegations of involvement in a romance scam and acts of sextortion. Tumi was arrested shortly after completing a …

Delhi Police have arrested three men from Rajasthan’s Mewar region for duping a Delhi resident of Rs14 lakh through a notorious digital arrest sextortion scam. The accused, identified as Vasim …

In a significant bust, the Mumbra police have arrested Ejaz Ahmad alias Fahad, a Bhojpuri film producer from Lucknow, for masterminding a large-scale sextortion and online fraud racket. The operation …

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Federal officials have announced the arrest of four men from Ivory Coast in connection with a global sextortion scam that led to the suicide of a …