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Gardaí In South East Seeking Info On Alleged Mass Revenge Porn Blackmail Scam

Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas

07:05 7 Jul 2022


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Gardai are seeking information on an alleged mass revenge porn blackmail scheme involving women in the south east.

Over 200 women in Wexford have been included on a list published by an anonymous Snapchat account.

It's claiming to have personal or compromising pictures of them.

Wexford Gardaí say they're aware of the threats and are encouraging victims to come forward.

More Than One

Journalist with the Wexford People, Padraig Byrne, says investigators are trying to establish if the scam's the work of one man or a group:

"Gardaí are aware of a number of accounts, there are more than one."

"But it seems like in the majority of cases, it could be photos that were shared with a partner or boyfriend at the time."

"That were subsequently leaked, or passed on or shared in WhatsApp groups or whatever."

"That have somehow found their way into these people's hands and are now being shared on this anonymous page."

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