THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A north Indian team set up a honey trap via Facebook. The cyber cell has registered a case on the issue and have started an investigation. The group extorts money by befriending the victims, pretending as women. More than 100 were deceived, the investigators said.

The group extorts money by threatening them after taking nude pictures through video calls. DIG Sanjay Kumar Gurudin said a big gang including women are behind the honey trap.

In the beginning, the honey trappers will send friend requests from the profiles of girls. Once their friend requests are accepted, they will start sending messages to their inbox. They will make friends through obscene conversations. The trust of the victims will be gained by exposing nudeness through video calls. Meanwhile the victims also share their nude pictures. After capturing it, the group will start bargaining and threatening them.