Police are warning of a scam involving people using Skype.

Six people in the last month have reported being the target of blackmail attempts - with the scammers using intimate footage to try to extort money.

Detective Senior Sergeant Sutherland says the victims have so far all been males and they were talking to people based overseas.

He says people always need to take extreme care when talking to people they don’t know online - and realise any images communicated via the internet or mobile phone could potentially be published online.