A West Kilbride resident contacted police after being blackmailed by a woman threatening to share compromising details.

The complainer was contacted on Facebook by the unknown female, who then video called them and encouraged the resident to do the same, before attempting to extort them for £800.

A police spokesperson said: “The complainer received a friend request on Facebook from a female not known to them.

“Over the proceeding weeks the complainer has engaged in conversation with the person, and received a video call from the account, including a video of a female in various stages of undress.

“The video call ended and the complainer was requested to send a video in return, after which they then received a number of messages requesting money £800 or details would be shared.”

Enquires are ongoing into the incident.