Friend request, nude chat ... and then, blackmail


MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong (right) speaking at a press conference for Lim (left), a student who was blackmailed by a scam artist over his nude photos. - HAZIM FAUZI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a seemingly innocent “friend” request on social media from an attractive woman, and Lim, a 20-year-old student, thought it harmless enough to accept.

Little did he imagine that it would lead to the nightmare of being blackmailed by the woman, who used the name Angel Capistrano online, and later threatened to release a nude video of him.

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