ALBAWABA - Since the beginning of 2022, there has been 698 extortion cases presented to the Jordan Electronic Crimes Unit.
Its director Major Mahmoud Al-Maghaira made the remarks on the local Al Mamlaka TV. He clarified the cases were presented to the Unit since the beginning of this year till the end of July.
698 قضية ابتزاز إلكتروني قدمت لوحدة الجرائم الإلكترونية منذ بداية العام و1153 قضية احتيال مالي إلكتروني خلال 7 شهور#الأردن #صوت_المملكة #هنا_المملكة https://t.co/VLlFuapL2U
— قناة المملكة (@AlMamlakaTV) August 22, 2022
He said women are the most vulnerable to electronic extortion and also added that in the past seven months there were 1153 cases of electronic financial fraud whilst urging people to be careful in the way they use social media applications.
عاجل | 698 قضية ابتزاز إلكتروني بالأردن حتى نهاية تموزhttps://t.co/Lpf863rqnR
— خبرني Khaberni (@khaberni) August 22, 2022
His words are going viral.
