PITTSBURGH — Police at Carnegie Mellon University have issued a warning about online blackmail incidents targeting students at the university and other Pittsburgh-area colleges.
An alert posted on the CMU website says the incidents involve demands for payment to prevent the release of sensitive videos and photographs.
Police said male students have been contacted on social media and asked to continue the conversation on Skype.
The victims were encouraged to remove their clothes and perform sexual acts in view of the camera.
Afterward, an unknown person claiming to have recorded the event demanded money to prevent the release of the recording. . In some cases, the victims were told to purchase a money order to be sent to an unknown address.
Anyone who may be a victim or anyone who has information related to the incidents is asked to contact CMU police.
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