Police are warning people to take care online after a Dunedin resident was allegedly scammed out of $100 in iTunes vouchers.
Constable Nick Turner, of Dunedin said a young man was threatened by a woman through Instagram.
She told him that if he didn't give her $800 in iTunes vouchers, she would send explicit photos to his friends, Const Turner said.
The man sent $100 worth of vouchers, immediately regretted it and contacted police.
The incident served as a reminder to be wary online, as romance scams were well known, Const Turner said.
