Granddaughter of King Abdul Aziz being blackmailed

A Saudi princess has said that she was blackmailed by a fake sheikh who demanded a huge ransom for a video of her that could anger and shock the establishment in the conservative kingdom. Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said the blackmailer had threatened to post the video involving her on the Internet if she does not pay him £320,000. The video shows the 48-year-old mother of five blowing a kiss and smoking with her head uncovered, taboos in strict Saudi Arabia. But rather than bowing to the demands of the man, London-based Princess Basmah, has exposed the extortion attempt on her website and through social media channels. The granddaughter of the Saudi state’s founder King Abdulaziz said the plot started after she had a long video conversation via the Internet with a man claiming to be a friend, who she refuses to name but described as a sheikh from the United Arab Emirates. She later discovered that the account had been hacked by her blackmailer. Her blackmailer demanded money for not publishing the contents of conversations the princess was tricked into having, as well as videos.