A WOMAN in her 40s was blackmailed into sending more intimate photos of herself to a man she has never met before.

The victim from Ascot spoke to a man from Texas through social media site Instagram and Google Hangouts for about three months.

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She has since established through photos that the man has several names and different addresses online.

Thames Valley Police have said the woman has been groomed as she has sent 'intimate' photos of herself to him through the social sites.

After speaking for about three months, the man has gathered a lot of information about her, including details about her family, her home address and where she works.

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As soon as he received the explicit photos, the tone of conversation had changed and he has told her that unless she complies with his demands to send even more intimate photos to him, he will send the photos he already has to her friends, family and employer.

He also reportedly said to her that he has 'done this before, so don't play games'.

A police spokesman said: "This is such a simple form of blackmail - with modern technology, but however much you trust someone, you have never met face to face to assess, but only spoken to online - never send any text messages or photos you would be embarrassed to show to your family and friends.

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"If someone through online conversations is taking you down that line, report them immediately. You may not fall victim, but as in this case, the man has several online identities and if he was willing to take three months to finally initiate the blackmail threat, there may be a large number of other potential victims."