FIRST: YET ANOTHER SEXTORTION - This time the victim is a man only 19 years old !
It started, when he went online to an adult sexually explicit website. He began a conversation with a woman online and she asked him if he would like to join her in a video call ? He did this and there was some explicit talk, to a blond woman. She said she was having an issue with her Internet and suggested they use skype and Facebook Messenger. He granted her access to those sites. Her Facebook page ‘appeared’ to relate to a woman called Dana, who lived in Somerset.
They then took part in explicit sexual activity, using the video link. As soon as this was completed, the ‘woman’ sent a screenshot of what had been going on, including facial shots and a demand for £300, or ‘she’ would share the footage, with everyone on his Facebook page. The messages demanding money were in very poor English. The victim was then instructed to download Western Union and Moneygram software, to make the payments, which were addressed to someone called Raziel in the Philippines !
The advice the victim has been given is to close down his Facebook page entirely and block any further communication with ‘Raziel’. Police investigation, shows the profile of Raziel is in fact in Pakistan.
This is a worldwide scam and as it is online, it is very difficult to track who is who and as in this case, the girl may be in one country as part of a group of scammers, based around the world, to prevent anyone being caught. Often, the woman is in fact a man texting, to hook in a victim.
THE ADVICE AS ALWAYS - DO NOT DO THIS !
We have had cases of both men and women becoming victims of this, from all age ranges.
DON’T DO IT - DON’T LET IT BE YOU !
DO NOT SAY, WRITE OR - DO - ANYTHING ONLINE, YOU WOULD NOT BE HAPPY FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO SEE, HEAR AND READ !
CRIME
MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk23/2 - 1/3 Grassy Lane. Glass in car wing mirror smashed.
28/2 Friday 4.50 p.m. Denmark Street. Locked up bike stolen. A white & blue, Boardman, man’s, hybrid bike - WITH FRAME NUMBER !
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
29/2 Saturday 6.40 p.m. / 9 p.m. Lower Cookham Road. Car rear windscreen smashed - HANDBAG & contents stolen.
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
29/2 Saturday 6.30 p.m. The Street, Waltham St. Lawrence. Burglary. The owners were at home watching TV, when a family member came down from upstairs to say they could hear a banging noise. The owner went to investigate and found 2 men in the rear bedroom. They were both dressed in black wearing face masks. They had forced an upstairs rear bedroom window - they immediately made off back out through the window. Jewellery stolen. Their entry into the rear garden is captured on CCTV. They made off in a silver Mercedes.
1/3 - 2/3 Sunday 5 p.m. / Monday 7.20 a.m. Junction High Street / Berries Road, Cookham. Car door lock forced and removed - it was found on the floor - Purse stolen.
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
29/2 Saturday 7 p.m. / 11.45 p.m. Switchback Road. The owners returned to find the glass in their front door smashed. - no entry gained - criminal damage.
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
29/2 - 1/3 Saturday 5 p.m. / Monday 10.30 a.m. Ross Road. Car entered via the passenger window - ‘manbag’ and contents stolen.
1/3 Sunday 1 p.m. / 4.30 p.m.. Gage Close. Car driver’s side window smashed, while parked on the driveway - loose change taken from the driver’s door pocket.
1/3 - 2/3 Sunday 10.30 p.m. / Monday 7 a.m. Highfield Lane. X 2 on the driveway. This was caught on the video doorbell. Car windows smashed - purse and contents stolen. 2. Berlingo van had its windows smashed - nothing stolen.
1/3 - 2/1 Sunday 7.30 p.m. / Monday 7.20 a.m. Beaumont Close. Van break. Windows smashed on both sides. 2 packs of viewing cards stolen. Id, pass and ratchet strap abandoned in the road.
2/3 Monday midnight / 7.30 a.m. Bargeman Road, Van break. A neighbour knocked on the door that a.m. to let the owner know their van had been broken into. Van passenger window smashed - work iPad stolen.
1/3 - 2/3 Sunday 11 p.m. / Monday 8 a.m. St. Adrian’s Close. CAR ENTERED BY UNKNOWN MEANS - purse and contents stolen.
1/3 - 2/3 Sunday 4 p.m. / Monday 7 a.m. Palmers Close. Car passenger window smashed - loose change stolen.
2/3 Monday 2.55 a.m. / 3 a.m. Lillibrooke Crescent. Video doorbell footage shows 2 men trying car door handles. One man opened the car door and searched the car. They then searched the boot Loose change, Rayban sunglasses, chargers child’s new lego set stolen. Descriptions - 2 skinny men in tracksuits with hoods up and beanie hats
OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
