TikTok scammer demands US$3,000 to return cremated ashes, US cops say

A TikTok scammer offered to turn cremated ashes into artwork but then demanded thousands of dollars to return the remains, California officials reported. — AFP

A Petaluma resident told police someone on TikTok offered to turn cremated ashes into artwork but then demanded thousands of dollars to return the remains, California officials reported.

After paying the fee and sending the ashes, the resident faced threats and blackmail, Petaluma police said in a Jan 7 news release.