CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County police warn residents looking for love that a dating site scam doesn’t end with a match and bliss but rather attempted extortion.
Police tweeted Friday, “We’ve had 3 cases since July: man meets “woman” on a dating site. They talk; explicit pics are sent by female. “Father” of female contacts victim saying female is underage and threatens victim; wants money.”
Officer say don’t fall for the scam by sending the money requested – call the authorities instead.
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