“The Palm Springs Police Department is warning the public about a new “sextortion” scam affecting the LGBTQ+ community.
According to Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills, the department is, “…working on a sextortion case where the victim attempted a hook-up on Grindr. The suspect(s) are likely juveniles from out of town. When the victim met for the hook-up, they took his cell phone and extorted money out of him for trying to hook up with a child…”