The following information was provided by the Kindersley RCMP:

The Kindersley RCMP have recently received two investigations of extortion through social media.

The suspect seeks out victims over social media and initiates a conversation. Once the victims become comfortable with the suspect, they are asked to engage in sexual activity on camera. The suspect records the on camera encounter, unknown to the victim, and then threatens the victim to pay a large sum of money or the on camera encounter will be publicly posted on social media.

The Kindersley RCMP would like to remind the public that you should never share your personal information over the internet. If being approached by a stranger on the internet to always be cautious about what information is shared, including personal photos or information.

These files are currently under investigation.

If anyone has information pertaining to these or any other crimes please contact your local RCMP Detachment or call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.