Crime & Safety
Facebook Photos Used In Princeton Extortion Plot: Police
A Princeton local was threatened to pay money or unflattering photos of them would be shared to all of their family and friends: Police.
PRINCETON, NJ — A Princeton local was threatened to pay money or unflattering photos of them would be shared on Facebook, police report.
The theft by extortion was reported at 7:23 p.m. on Tuesday when a Province Line Road resident said they were contacted through Facebook messenger.
The resident said someone tried to extort them out of $500 by threatening to release unflattering photos of them to all of their family and friends, Princeton Police said.
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Instead of paying, the resident deactivated their Facebook account and did not suffer any monetary loss, police said.
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