Nutley Residents Are Being Scammed For Sex Photos, Videos: Police

NUTLEY, NJ — If someone asks you to send them risqué photos or videos over the internet, you might want to think twice before hitting “send,” Nutley police say.

As part of its weekly police blotter, the Nutley Police Department released the following message on Friday:

“Police warn that we received several reports in which residents engaged with unknown persons on their phone and online in which they consensually exchanged sexually explicit videos and photos. However, unbeknown to the victim, the video and photos were captured by the caller, who then threatened to send them to all their contacts if money is not sent. In some incidents, a third-party caller alleged the other person was a minor and that police will be called. There are several variations of the scam, however they all have the same motive, and that is to have the victim send money via wire or gift card transfers.”

Nutley police continued:

“Police warn that caution should be taken when conversing with unknown parties through internet, social media or phone. [We] remind residents not to send explicit photos, even if they are reciprocal. This is a popular scam, and police continue to receive reports.”

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