The Delhi Police on Monday busted a gang that allegedly honey-trapped dozens of people after luring them, and extorted Rs 5-10 lakh from each of the victims by posing as policemen. The kingpin, identified as Neeraj was arrested. Here is how they carried out each of their crimes: The accused, who began their activities just before the first lockdown, made fake Facebook profiles in the names of girls. They would then send friend requests to their targets. After confirmation of the request, they
US author Henry R. Schlesinger retells famous and lesser-known cases of suspected and confirmed honey trap operations in his new book, Honey Trapped: Sex, Betrayal and Weaponized Love.
Nude video call made to victim
A man from Malakpet approached Hyderabad Cyber Crime police on Saturday stating that a woman cheated him of ₹ 2 lakh after a sleazy chat and ‘naked’ video call.
The victim informed the police that a few days ago he got a Facebook friend request from a woman and they started chatting after he accepted it.
During their conversation, she asked him for his WhatsApp number, which he shared. “Soon, she makes a video call to him and appears in a nude state and asks him to strip. He gets excited and removes all his clothes to develop a ‘conversation’ with the woman,” an officer said. During the process, she recorded his entire act using a screen recording application, uploaded the video on YouTube and sent him a link, demanding money to take it down from the internet. He got panicky and paid ₹ 50,000 to the woman in four or five instalments.