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Judi Lynn

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Thu Aug 31, 2017, 12:13 AM Aug 2017

Australian MP 'targeted by massage scam' at New York hotel

Source: BBC News


24 minutes ago



An Australian politician has said he was targeted by a blackmail scam after ordering a massage in a New York hotel.

New South Wales MP Gareth Ward said he was confronted by two "aggressive" men who had arrived at his room on Tuesday.

They began filming him before demanding a "quantity of money", US police said.

Mr Ward said in a statement: "I asked for a massage - but when it became clear that more was on offer, I asked them to leave and then they become aggressive demanding money.


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41104679

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Australian MP 'targeted by massage scam' at New York hotel (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2017 OP
Misunderstanding. Had to be. sandensea Aug 2017 #1
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