Malaysian men still falling prey to webcam strip scam


KUALA LUMPUR: Despite repeated warnings by authorities that Nigerian men are posing as beautiful women to entice victims to strip in front of a webcam, people are still falling for the scam.

National cyber security agency CyberSecurity Malaysia said that at least two people fell victim to the scam every week in 2014, with over 121 cases reported to the Cyber999 Help Centre.

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