'Sextortion' warning issued by Alberta RCMP

Police in Fort Saskatchewan are reminding Albertans about a damaging trend on the rise that uses social media to extort nude photos. Called 'sextortion,' Mounties say the social media scam starts when suspects initiate a fake online relationship, convincing a purported partner to send intimate photos or videos of themselves. Then the suspect states they will distribute the sensitive materials unless they are paid money. According to Fort Saskatchewan RCMP, the detachment has received six reports