( CNN ) -- Police in the Philippines have arrested 58 people suspected of using sexual information or images to cyberblackmail hundreds of people in at least six countries , Interpol announced Friday . Among those arrested Wednesday and Thursday are three people accused of blackmailing a Scottish teenager who jumped to his death in 2013 , the France-based international police organization said . Daniel Perry was reportedly the victim of blackmailers who recorded his video-chat interactions with a person he thought was an American girl his own age . The blackmailers then threatened to show the footage to his family if he did n't pay up , the British newspaper The Telegraph reported at the time . According to Interpol , the blackmail scheme operated `` on an almost industrial scale from call centre-style offices . '' The alleged blackmailers were given training and incentives , including days off , cash and cell phones for reaching financial goals , Interpol said . In addition to Asia-based networks , Interpol said similar networks based in Africa target European victims . They typically demand between $ 500 and $ 15,000 . `` The scale of these sextortion networks is massive , and run with just one goal in mind : to make money regardless of the terrible emotional damage they inflict on their victims , '' Sanjay Virmani , director of Interpol 's Digital Crime Center , said in a statement . The Interpol-coordinated investigation traced victims of the alleged blackmail scheme to Indonesia , the Philippines , Singapore , the United Kingdom , the United States and Hong Kong . Investigators found potential victims in Australia , Korea and Malaysia , Interpol said .
Police in Philippines arrest 58 in sexual cyberblackmail case . 3 accused of blackmailing Scottish teen among those arrested . The teenager committed suicide after being blackmailed . Interpol says networks also operate in Asia and Africa .