The scam involved men who were lured to west-end locations where they expected to meet a woman.
Ottawa police are again warning people to use caution when using online dating sites.
Police said Thursday that two men had been charged and a third was being sought in connection with a series of extortion incidents that occurred through an online dating scam since the beginning of August.
The scam involved men who were lured to west-end locations where they expected to meet a woman.
Once there, the victims were met by suspects who intimidated and threatened them to provide money or “be exposed publicly on the pretext that they were communicating with an underage girl.”
Two men in their early 20s have been charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, intimidation by violence, kidnapping and extortion.
Police also said they were looking for Guled Jinje, 24, also of Ottawa, who is wanted on similar charges.
Investigators said they believed there may be more victims and asked anyone who had been a victim of the scam to contact police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service robbery unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca .
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