BBC News cybersecurity journalist Joe Tidy has found himself in the unusual
position of being targeted by a scammer calling herself “Jessica”, he revealed
in a report [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ckdgdkrd2n2o] this week.
position of being targeted by a scammer calling herself “Jessica”, he revealed
in a report [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ckdgdkrd2n2o] this week.
According to Tidy, someone posing as an attractive, 36-year-old woman claiming
to be based in Chicago contacted him via Instagram.
For weeks, “Jessica” would contact Tidy every day at around 4pm, oblivious to
the fact that he was a cybersecurity correspondent with a hist