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ALERT warning Albertans to be vigilant of ‘sextortion’ scams

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Alberta police are warning that teenage boys have become the targets of “sextortion” schemes that blackmail victims into sending money. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Calgarians, particularly young men, are being warned to look out for sextortion scams as Alberta’s joint police force says hundreds of people in the southern portion of the province have been targeted this year.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams’ (ALERT) internet and child exploitation unit issued the warning this week saying they have been inundated with cases since March, saying more than a hundred southern Albertans having been victimized.

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