A photograph of guns as a threat was sent to a client of Brad Nathanson Investigations. Photo: Facebook
EIGHT men, including a Ballito businessman and a married sales consultant from South Durban, have allegedly been extorted of thousands of rand after falling victim to a “nude scam” on Facebook.
Experts warned of the increasing prevalence of such scams and provide advice on how to avoid becoming a victim.
The scam allegedly involves individuals posing as single women on Facebook obtaining personal details and nude photos of the men before extorting money from them while threatening to expose their photographs.
Prem Balram, head of Reaction Unit South Africa, said medical and legal professionals, teachers, and a salesperson were scammed of about R5,000 each this week.
