Police advice to avoid sextortion scams

Police in Lanarkshire have issued advice on staying safe online and to avoid social media sextortion.

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Officers advised locals to only share personal information with people you know and trust and to review your profile settings regularly and make your accounts private.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Social media sextortion uses access to your contacts as leverage, and criminals may threaten to share your videos and pictures with them unless you pay them money.