Suspected fraudster arrested

AMMAN — Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel have arrested a suspected fraudster, who tried to blackmail two citizens after leading them to believe that they can get job contracts outside the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Tuesday. 

After they travelled to the destination, the suspect with accomplices stationed outside the country, took videos of the job applicants in “compromising situations”, Petra said.

The two filed a complaint to the CID/cyber crimes unit against the suspect, adding that after they returned to Jordan, they received a phone call demanding money, allegedly claiming to have videos of the victims outside the country. After further investigation, the suspected fraudster has been arrested.