Blackmail with 'nude' photos from found phone
Nguyen The Binh, 18 years old, opened a cell phone he found on the street and saw many sensitive photos, so he used it to threaten the owner, demanding 10 million VND.
On October 22, Binh, from Thanh Oai district, had his case consolidated by the Ha Dong District Police (Hanoi) to investigate the crime of ""Extortion of property"Binh just passed a college entrance exam in Hanoi.
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Binh at the investigation agency. Photo:Police provided |
According to initial investigation, on the afternoon of October 13, Binh picked up a ViVo Y55 mobile phone on Nguyen Trai Street, Ha Dong District. When he got home, Binh learned how to use it, then accessed the phone's social media accounts. When he saw many "hot" photos, he had the idea of extorting property, so he texted the phone owner's boyfriend to blackmail him.
Binh threatened that if she did not give him 10 million VND, he would send these pictures to others to see.
At around 7:00 p.m. on October 15, Binh was receiving 10 million VND at a gas station in Xa La urban area, Ha Dong district when he was arrested by the criminal police of Thanh Xuan district. The case file was then transferred by Thanh Xuan district police to Ha Dong district police for handling according to their authority.