Police want to speak to this woman after a fake Dark Justice-style sting was used in an attempt to set an innocent man up for blackmail.
On April 4 Northumbria Police received a report of an attempted stitch-up after the victim had arranged to meet someone he had been speaking to on a dating app.
The unsuspecting man - who is from Sunderland - turned up to meet the person he had been speaking to via the app but was confronted by someone he did not know.
They falsely claimed he had actually been speaking to a child and demanded that he hand over money or they would contact the police.
He called the police himself and they have launched an investigation.
Now they have released an image of a woman they want to speak to as they believe she may be able to assist them with their investigation.
The woman, or anyone who knows her identity, is encouraged to contact police on 101 quoting reference 44798D/19 or email 8466@northumbria.pnn.police.uk .
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