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Teen Kills Self In Skype-based Blackmail
- Computer Business Review, Monday, August 19, 2013 1:55 PM
A teenager in Fife, Scotland has reportedly killed himself upon being blackmailed online, while the main cause of the suicide is being investigated by the Scotland police. According to reports, the 17-year-old Daniel Perry from Dunfermline was trapped in online webcam conversations via Skype with someone he considered was a girl of the same age group. Police also reported that blackmailers had threatened to reveal web conversations to Daniel's family unless he deposited money into a bank account.
