The Met’s involvement came after Conservative MP William Wragg said he was ‘manipulated’ into sharing personal phone numbers of colleagues.
The Metropolitan Police is assessing reports of a parliamentary honeytrap sexting scam, as a Conservative MP said he was blackmailed into sharing his colleagues’ phone numbers for fear of intimate images of him being leaked.
On Friday, Scotland Yard confirmed it was in contact with Leicestershire Police and Parliamentary Security “following reporting of unsolicited messages to members of Parliament”, amid concerns other MPs and their staff could be victims of blackmail.Mr Wragg said he was sorry for his “weakness”, which has caused hurt for other people.
“I got chatting to a guy on an app and we exchanged pictures. We were meant to meet up for drinks, but then didn’t. Politico reported that these political figures had received the unsolicited messages from two numbers calling themselves “Abi” or “Charlie”.The honeytrap sexting scam has been described as “spear phishing”, a type of cyber attack that targets specific groups.
Leicestershire Police has confirmed it is investigating a report of malicious communications after a number of unsolicited messages were sent to a Leicestershire MP last month. “I am baffled by anyone who thinks that it is a good idea to send pictures of your genitalia to people you barely know,” he added.
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