May 20, 2021, 08:37 PM
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Police in China are warning hot-blooded individuals from indulging in nude video chats, lest they become victims of a scam instead.
According to the South China Morning Post, users on Chinese social media site Weibo were stunned by a video which featured a "fake woman".
The clip appeared to show a scantily clad female before revealing that its is actually someone wearing a mask and fake breasts.
Image from Hangzhou Daily's Weibo
“You think what you think is what you think?” asked a female police officer in the video originally posted by law enforcement in eastern Zhejiang province.
“Boys, don’t chat nude. That’s fraud,” the warning said.
Images of men who are accused of committing the scams were also included in other similar videos.
Image from Hangzhou Daily's Weibo
Image from Hangzhou Daily's Weibo
Blackmailing victims with nude videos
According to The Daily Star, the con-artists have been using such disguises to lull men into revealing personal information which can then be used in identity theft.
The South China Morning Post wrote that some groomed their lusty victims into recording naked videos of themselves.
The scammers would then threaten to send the videos to the victim's family and friends unless money was paid.
Such crimes have become increasingly prevalent in China during the Covid-19 pandemic as lonely men found themselves locked down and isolated.
The Guangdong Public Security Department revealed that more than 9,200 reports of blackmail relating to nude chats had been received by the police in the first half of 2020.
Top image from Huangzhou Daily's Weibo Account
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