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Ridgewood Police Investigate Facebook Blackmail Extortion Plot

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June 8,2018

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that a  North Pleasant Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report he was the victim of an attempted theft by extortion. The victim reported engaging in a conversation with a party on Facebook messenger through a video chat which he later learned was videotaped without consent. The actor then demanded money or the video would be made public. Facebook was notified of the attempted extortion and they are investigating the incident.

4 thoughts on “Ridgewood Police Investigate Facebook Blackmail Extortion Plot

  1. Ummm dude. You cheat on your spouse and get In to inappropriate video activity with a stranger on fb. Even the high schoolers know better.
    Come ON. Don’t do something if u don’t wanna get caught.

  2. Where does it say the person was cheating on his or her spouse? Could have been anything.

  3. The victim isn19 years old. .I read that in another source…….I don’t think he was cheating on his wife.

  4. Everyone who uses Facebook or any other social media should be aware that whatever is posted on any site can be spread over the entire world in seconds. It’s not a private means of communication.

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