The Al Quwain Police have managed to assist 102 people who fell prey to sexual and financial extortion on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat.
Some of whom posed as women and girls have lured 70 young women and 32 men.
An incident included a doctor whom they convinced to tell private details about himself and post indecent pictures of him on social media.
Some others managed to get private details of female victims by claiming to help them get married or get a job, they added.
They threatened to defame them and post their photos if they refused to pay certain amounts of money.
A special service is available round the clock in Arabic and English to protect the society against organised crimes and blackmailing, is reachable at (050-9990855) or (ocdept@moi.gov.ae).”
So far the new service, which guarantees full privacy and does not require anyone to identify themselves, has handled 102 complaints from 70 young women and 32 young men, they disclosed.
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