Teenager Daniel Perry commits suicide after Skype blackmail plot

A member of his family said the apprentice mechanic, of Dunfermline, Scotland, felt humiliated.

"He has felt embarrassed, horrified and has thought he's let everyone down," the family member said.

"We're a very close family and I just wished he had come to me and said something. I would have gone on the computer and told them to p-off.

"I still can't believe this happened and expect him to walk in the door any minute."

Daniel had posted his Skype details on Twitter the day he died.

The scam reportedly operates by tricking young men into thinking they're talking to a girl, but really being recorded and then blackmailed for money in return for not publishing the recording.

Scotland police are investigating the circumstances of the suicide.

Source: www.news.com.au