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Woman tried to extort married man who left phone at bar: cops
Briyana Andrea Valls, 22, is facing charges of grand theft and extortion after police in Davie say she victimized a man who went with several friends to Big Dawgs Sports Bar in Pembroke Pines on Tuesday, WPLG reports.
Police said the victim had several drinks at the bar and then briefly left his phone on a table. Hours later, while back at his home, the man started getting several text messages from an unfamiliar number, demanding that he send $300 via a mobile payment service to an account belonging to a woman named Briyana Valls, according to an arrest report.
The man was then threatened in a separate message that his wife would be told he was cheating on her if he didn’t pay up, police said.
“This gentleman didn’t have any idea who this girl was,” Sgt. Mark VigLeone told the station.
Confused as to who was behind the messages, the victim contacted police the following morning and gave the incriminating texts to detectives. Investigators then placed a controlled call between the man and Valls, which then upped the ante by demanding $500 instead of her initial ask.
https://nypost.com/2018/07/20/woman-tried-to-extort-married-man-who-left-phone-at-bar-cops/
