A visit to an escort website ended up being very costly for a Guelph man. According to the Guelph Police Service, he contacted several of the women on the site but didn’t follow up with them. “He later received a text and phone call from a man upset the complainant had been wasting the women’s time,” they wrote in a media release. “The [caller] demanded payment of $2,500 and threatened to harm the complainant and his family if payment was not made.” The man then went to two Bitcoin ATMs and deposited the money as the extortionist instructed. Police said it’s unlikely the man will ever get his $2,500 back. “Given the nature of the communication and cryptocurrency transactions the man was advised investigation of the matter would be nearly impossible,” they wrote.
