‘Grindr grifter’ gets five years

A ‘Grindr grifter’ who robbed and blackmailed nine online dates has been jailed for five years. Italian Anouar Sabbar, 28, arranged casual liaisons with his victims before demanding money for acts that he later claimed were part of the escort services he had advertised. Nine victims were duped by Sabbar who would match with the unsuspecting men, before updating his Grindr profile with details about escort prices moments before the pre-arranged encounters. After consensual sex, Sabbar would demand money and…