'Paedophile blackmail scam' warning

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Businessman holds his mouth open in shock as he looks at a document he just got in the mail
Businessman holds his mouth open in shock as he looks at a document he just got in the mail

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Scammers have sent blackmail letters threatening to peddle false rumours that people are paedophiles unless they hand over money, police have warned.

The menacing letters warn they will subject families to a "smear campaign" and force people from their homes unless they deposit bitcoins - a type of cyber currency - into a specific account.

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