8 accused of using fake porn to extort 4.5m yuan
By Zhao Wen |
March 18, 2013, Monday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
EIGHT suspects have been arrested and charged with using modified pornographic photos in an attempt to extort 4.5 million yuan (US$724,050) from government officials, corporate executives and managers, prosecutors in central China's Hunan Province said yesterday.
Prosecutors in Shuangfeng County said the gang used PhotoShop computer software to modify the photos to make them appear as if the victims were in them, and sent them to their targets. They had received 255,000 yuan before they were captured by police.
The eight suspects, all natives of Shuangfeng, began using such photos to extort money in 2011. They mailed more than 210 letters containing fake pornographic photos in the past two years.
Prosecutors said more than 150 unsent letter were seized. The number and details of the victims were not disclosed.
Since last year, police in Shuangfeng have uncovered 147 similar cases and tracked 37 suspects who used doctored porn photos to extort money. Among them, seven were detained and one was given security detention. The rest were later caught by police.
More than 30 cellphones, 30 computers and 300 bank cards were also seized.
Prosecutors in Shuangfeng County said the gang used PhotoShop computer software to modify the photos to make them appear as if the victims were in them, and sent them to their targets. They had received 255,000 yuan before they were captured by police.
The eight suspects, all natives of Shuangfeng, began using such photos to extort money in 2011. They mailed more than 210 letters containing fake pornographic photos in the past two years.
Prosecutors said more than 150 unsent letter were seized. The number and details of the victims were not disclosed.
Since last year, police in Shuangfeng have uncovered 147 similar cases and tracked 37 suspects who used doctored porn photos to extort money. Among them, seven were detained and one was given security detention. The rest were later caught by police.
More than 30 cellphones, 30 computers and 300 bank cards were also seized.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
