'Once they have it, they begin sending threatening messages and you become subjected to blackmail for hundreds of pounds or low thousands. 'They encourage you to friend them on Facebook. In a matter of hours, you are enticed into doing something silly on camera. He said: 'Victims are normally male and enticed by a young lady. This is one of many cafes used by cyber criminals in Ivory Coast (Image: Philip Coburn/Daily Mirror) But his bank blocked it, suspecting fraud. He sent a link for a Western Union account and demanded £800.

He also vowed to make the baseless claim that the teenager had been watching child-sex abuse videos at the time.

The Ivorian extortionist, who set up the fake kype profile, sent his victim a picture of the sex act, threatening to post it on YouTube and share it with Facebook friends and family.

Tropical Storm Gert - which is now a hurricane - could spell a rainy weekend for Devon.

Police believe the victim, who we agreed not to name, was tricked into sexual activity in front of his webcam. The tragic English teenager had killed himself after being lured into a Skype chat with a 'pretty brunette'. Roy Sinclair, from the police unit, said: 'There is huge under-reporting of these kinds of offences, often because victims feel ashamed or embarrassed but of course criminals rely on that reaction to succeed.' The suicide message from British victim of the webcam scam

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