PUNE: A retired Army man (65) lost Rs3.75 lakh in a case of sextortion over his nude videos recorded over a phone call by fraudsters he had met on social media.The suspects demanded money from the victim, a resident of Wagholi, to delete the videos.

Failing payment, they threatened to share the videos with his relatives.The retired Army personnel tendered a complaint application to Pune police’s cyber police station.Post verification of the application, a formal FIR was registered with the Lonikand police on Friday.Police said the sextortion took place in the second week of August.Inspector Seema Dhakane of Lonikand police told TOI, “The suspects, who probably run a sextortion racket, demanded money from the victim to delete the videos and not upload it on various social media platforms tagging his relatives.

They promised to delete it if the victim paid up.”Dhakane said the victim claimed he had befriended a ‘woman’ on a social media platform.

The said ‘woman’, who could well be a man using a voice changer, shared a cellphone number and promised to be good friends with him.

Such a modus operandi to trap unsuspecting citizens is catching on.

Meanwhile, the person would call the complainant regularly.

One day, the victim received a call from the friend’s number and there were visuals of a woman without any clothes on.

The man was also urged to undress on camera.

The victim took off his clothes and the caller recorded two to three videos.

The suspects then shared the videos with the victim and threatened to defame him, the inspector added.The FIR said the fraudsters used three mobile phones to make extortion calls.

They demanded the victim transfer Rs3.75 lakh to their UPI applications and he did.We also published the following articles recentlyMan duped of Rs 71k in sextortion racket, 1 heldA 23-year-old student from Rajasthan has been arrested by the Mumbai police for his involvement in a sextortion racket.

The student allegedly threatened to send obscene videos of a 57-year-old man to his contacts and extorted Rs 71,000 from him.

The police have arrested the student and are searching for his accomplices.

The victim received a call from a woman on WhatsApp who requested him to send a strip video.

Later, the victim received a message threatening to upload the video on social media if he didn't pay.ED to probe CD contents in Rajasthan Congress MLA's 'sextortion' caseThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) plans to investigate a "sextortion" case filed by Rajasthan police under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Congress MLA Mewaram Jain claimed he was being blackmailed after pictures of him appeared on social media.

The ED will examine a CD allegedly featuring Jain to determine if people were attempting to extort money from him.

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AI voice scams are on the rise, with scammers using artificial intelligence to mimic the voices of people the victim knows and trusts.

They pose as family members, friends, or even customer service representatives to trick victims into giving up personal information or sending money.

To avoid falling for these scams, one should never give out personal information over the phone unless certain of the caller's identity, be wary of urgent requests for money or personal information, and report any suspicious activity to the authorities.