Sneaky perverts threatened to share intimate photos and videos of two women, staged a "horrifying" extortion campaign, and demanded money by sending Moonpig extortion cards .
Bully Zeeshan Mahmoud, 30, was jailed Wednesday (August 10) after two victims turned against him and revealed details of his crimes in court. was put in
Court heard Mahmoud created various fake Instagram accounts to kick victims out of cash.
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In total, the victims were the Manchester Evening News, according to the image. sent him over £80,000 in a desperate attempt to stop it from being shared.
After being called to the police, he sent the victim his Moonpig card, demanded more cash, and threatened to tell the family.
He sent one email, "Guess who's alive," and another with an intimate photo of her. I was.
One of his victims disclosed private photos and videos to Mahmoud in 2017.
He then contacted her via her Instagram under her pseudonym, blackmailing her and demanding she send him more money.
He also threatened her loved ones if she disobeyed, so she continued to pay him her £20,000.
Mahmoud's second victim told the court how she disclosed to him her intimate sexual experiences with her former boyfriend. He went on to claim that he had video of the incident and demanded £7,000 from her, all the while threatening to send the video to family and friends if she did not pay. 41} In addition, Mahmood of Clifton's Foxtail Close demanded that the victim send intimate photos, videos and texts of a sexual nature, and he threatened to increase the charges if she did not comply.{42
The defendant told the victim he needed money to stop the release of the video and said the threats were part of his involvement with an organized crime group. Instagram account and used it to message the victim to convince her that his allegations were genuine and to keep sending him sexual content and money.
Over the course of three years, the victim transferred Mahmoud over £66,000 of his money.
Despite the money being handed over to Mahmoud, Mahmoud posted the video of the victim he received on the Internet and encouraged users to share it.
He was jailed at Preston Criminal Court on Wednesday (10 August). A judge sentenced him to seven years and three months.
Detective Constable Brandlett of GMP Manchester's Criminal Investigation Department said: For over three years, Mahmoud manipulated a web of lies and manipulated his victims into getting exactly what they wanted, when they wanted it.
``The seriousness of these crimes should not be underestimated. It reaffirms our commitment as police officers.”
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