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06.12.2022 - 18:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A conman who posed as a member of a notorious Scots crime family to extort cash from a teenager was jailed today for 22 months. Steven Adams, 34, targeted the 19-year-old student and his family at his address in Glasgow in September 2018.
The victim sent Adams sexualised pictures on social media which he later kept and used as bargaining power. Adams, of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, pretended to be Steven Lyons with an uncle Eddie Lyons in order to demand money.
Adams then contacted the victim's sisters - and one of their online business pages - ordering the teen to get in touch. The terrified teen sent £250 to the scammer and ignored threats for a further £1,000.
Adams pled guilty to two charges of extortion at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The court heard the teen contacted a woman named "Steph" on social media on September 1, 2018.
The pair chatted for an hour every day and "exchanged sexualised images of their bodies with each other." Steph asked the teen to meet up on two occasions but he refused and continued to chat with her.
On September 10, the teen received messages from Steph's "boyfriend" and "husband." One read: "Think you are smart wee man?
"Wonder what your friends will think when I put this on Facebook...I'm going away £500 into my bank and we will leave it at that."
The teen said he was unable to pay the amount. Prosecutor Hannah Terrance said: "During the conversation, Adams stated that his name was Steven Lyons and that his uncle was Eddie Lyons.
"Knowing that these names were associated with members of organised crime groups, the teen began to worry that these names were who he could have potentially been messaging."
Adams then mentioned the victim's sister's name which prompted him to send him £250 into the bank
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