Lancaster Police warn of online blackmailing scam

LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – Lancaster Police are warning of a new scam which involved a scammer contacting a victim through Facebook pretending to be somebody the victim knew.
The scammer began sending photos and videos, requesting the victim send photos and videos of himself as well. Later, the scammer told the victim to send money, threatening that otherwise the photos and videos of the victim would be posted on the Internet and sent to his friends and family.
“It is very common