Criminal ring 'caused suicides' and extorted £3m from victims with fake child porn charge emails

Criminal ring ’caused seven people to kill themselves’ and extorted £3million from victims with fake emails saying they had to pay a fine of up to £170,000 or face child porn charges

• The phishing scam involved false emails from police, judges or institutions
• Police said they arrested 18 people in France and one in Belgium

By James Callery and Afp

Published: 09:59 EDT, 23 June 2023 | Updated: 11:50 EDT, 23 June 2023

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