Canada newsfromwww.cbc.ca2 weeks agoPolice seeking help to identify man in 'fake' kidnapping and ransom plot | CBC NewsYork Regional Police seek help identifying Guan Yu Wu, believed to have lured a youth into a fake kidnapping and ransom scam targeting Chinese students.
US newsfromLos Angeles Times3 weeks agoL.A. County 'imposter' demanded the Guthries pay bitcoin ransom for mother's return, authorities allegeA Los Angeles County man was arrested for sending imposter ransom messages to Savannah Guthrie's family after her mother's suspected abduction.
Privacy professionalsfromwww.theguardian.com9 months agoHello pervert': the sextortion scam claiming to have videoed youSextortion scams are phishing attacks threatening victims with incriminating videos unless they pay ransom.