KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — A 23-year-old man has reportedly been left RM9,000 poorer after a steamy video chat with a woman he met online turned into a nightmare blackmail plot.

The victim, who met the woman on the dating app Tantan, thought he’d found a romantic connection when they moved their chats to WeChat. But things quickly took a darker turn.

According to Berita Harian, Gombak district police chief Assistant Commissioner Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir saidthe woman suggested a video call — and convinced the man to strip during the intimate session.