Woman, 20, pleads guilty to cheating and extorting money from men in underage honeytrap ploy
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A woman and her boyfriend created fictitious female online personas to target men, whom they later extorted money from by threatening to report their interactions with purported minors to the police. On March 5, the 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty to a cheaWoman, 20, pleads guilty to cheating and extorting money from men in underage honeytrap ploy
A woman and her boyfriend created fictitious female online personas to target men, whom they later extorted money from by threatening to report their interactions with purported minors to the police. On March 5, the 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty to a cheating charge and two counts of extortion. Seven other charges will be taken into consideration during her sentencing. She cannot be named as she was below 18 years old when she was involved in at least one of these seven charges. The case involving her 23-year-old boyfriend is still pending. He also cannot be named, as doing so could lead to her identity. Through their honeytrap ruse, the couple cheated one of their victims into handing over $3,500. They also extorted around $12,000 in total from other victims, including the father of a man they targeted. On Jan 13, 2024, the couple created a fictitious persona named “Farah” on messaging platform Telegram. “Farah” then contacted V1, a 25-year-old man, and they chatted about sexual activities. Read more
