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Published 22:54 25 Jul 2018 BST
Updated 22:58 25 Jul 2018 BST
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Black Mirror fans will find the scam eerily similar to the one that takes place in 'Shut Up and Dance' in Season 3 of the cult series.
*spoiler alert*
The episode tells the story of a young teenage boy who is blackmailed by a hacker who claims to have footage of him masturbating. After performing a bizarre array of criminal acts to avoid the video being released, the boy eventually realises it was all for nothing after his hysteric mother phones him to reveal his sister has seen the video and she knows he was watching child pornography.
As he ends the call he is arrested by police
As far as twist endings go, 'Shut Up and Dance' is an absolute sucker punch, even by Black Mirror standards.
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