FIRST: YET ANOTHER SEXTORTION:
A young man was contacted by an attractive young woman on his Instagram account. She asked him to transfer onto Snapchat. She then started to send him intimate photos of himself and he is unsure where she got them. Immediately he received a demand for money, or she would share them with everyone in his contact list. As he could be identified in the photos, he sent £200. He again immediately received a demand for more money and sent a further £150. At that time he blocked the woman and changed all his passwords. This has caused him extreme distress.
SO – PLEASE DO NOT SAY, WRITE, TEXT, PHOTOGRAPH OR VIDEO ANYTHING ONLINE, WHICH YOU WOULD NOT BE HAPPY FOR YOUR FAMILY / PARENTS / RELATIVES, NEIGHBOURS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS, WORK COLLEAGUES – BOSS TO SEE.
This case is different, inasmuch as the victim did not send the photos to the scammer, but he believes his photo gallery in the Cloud, has been hacked. Please be aware then that if you have taken private pictures which you have saved somewhere which you thought was secure, for personal use – they can still be hacked and used to scam you !!!!
CRIME
I have attached reference numbers to each crime report. If you live in the vicinity of any of the crimes mentioned and have CCTV or a video doorbell, can you please check the footage. If you have any that might be of interest to the police, can you please make contact with us, quoting reference number given.
Alternatively you can call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or email -
www.crimestoppers-uk.orgMAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralgeographical@thamesvalley.police.uk19/6 Thursday 5.15 p.m. / 6.15 p.m. Queen Street. Locked up bike stolen from a bike rack. A black Carrera mountain bike. Ref. No: 43220287305
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestgeographical@thamesvalley.police.ukBISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
1/7 Friday 7 a.m. The Dell. Blue Ford Fiesta Zetec Auto, index OV ** FKY stolen from the road outside a house. Ref. No: 43220288128
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthgeographical@thamesvalley.police.ukBOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
