File this one squarely in the “well, duh” folder: a married man looking for some extramarital fun online ended up having RM3,300 extorted out of him by a “beautiful Filipina”.
Kelvin Chong, 37, was thrilled when he received a friend request from a woman identifying herself as Sarah Mae on the social media site Tagged.
Last Thursday, two weeks after their introduction, the woman sent Chong a Facebook message, suggesting that they should start chatting on Skype – in the nude. What followed was a preview of sorts, with Sarah Mae sending Chong several provocative pictures of herself, and Chong reciprocating in kind.
The next day, he was sent a list of all his family members and friends on Facebook by Sarah Mae, to whom threatened to send his nude video unless he wired her RM2,500.
Out of fear of embarrassment, Kelvin transferred the amount to an address in Marikina City in the Philippines via Western Union bank as demanded. But it wasn’t enough. She called him again and asked for another RM2,500.
Kelvin negotiated for the amount to be reduced to RM800 and wired the money the next day.
The Star Online reported that Chong related the story of his “sextortion” to MCA public services and complaints department chief Datuk Seri Michael Chong yesterday.
Chong said the department had received 10 such cases since 2012 and six of out the victims were men, adding that cases of “sextortion” involving Filipinas were becoming common in the region.
There are about 600 such cases in Hong Kong, resulting in the detention of 58 Filipinos in the territory.
“You will be paying until you die. Don’t pay; fight to the end and don’t even give one cent,” Chong advised victims.
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