Beware of cybersex blackmailing syndicateson the prowl


GEORGE TOWN: Cybersex blackmail scams are back and one such syndicate was crippled by the police with the arrest of 14 people from various states suspected of extorting 12 victims in Penang.

Using video calls, the scammers arouse their targets to the point that the targets strip and pleasure themselves during the calls, without knowing that the calls were being recorded.

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