Beware of scams and blackmail

Shahril Azmil thinks that the digital world is a very dangerous place to be if one does not know how to protect oneself. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

ENCOUNTERS of a sexual nature with strangers on the Internet resulting in an ugly end are not something new in this day and age.

Even if people have heard of such incidents and think they know better, scams and blackmail often come in the most unexpected way.