Two conmen ran a fake modelling agency with the aim of obtaining intimate photos of women and then selling them online, a court has heard.
Oliver Pendleton and Jason Maguire pretended to be a woman named Gemma Wright - a made-up name that they used to conceal their identities online - after setting up their fake business in 2016.
Mold Crown Court heard that for a number of years, the pair encouraged their victims to send pictures directly and also enlisted the help of "hackers" to take photos from the private Facebook accounts of their targets.
The scam usually began with the fake frontwoman for the modelling agency contacting their targets on social media and telling them that the company paid cash for photos, Wales Online reports.
Prosecutor Rosemary Proctor said a woman was convinced to send a selection of face-only photos and got paid a small sum of money.
The fake "Gemma Wright" character then told the victim that she could earn more money for sexualised images and videos, the court was told.
However, the woman only received a small sum and became concerned when she received PayPal transactions that also made reference to Pendleton.
A second victim was contacted by "Gemma" on Facebook and deceived into sending over 60 photos with the promise of money that she never saw.
Excuses about problems or delays with PayPal were made, the court heard.
When she hadn't been paid and became suspicious of the agency, the woman contacted "Gemma", who provided her with a link to a "genuine-looking" website.
Ms Proctor told the court that setting up the website showed the "sophisticated methods" the men were prepared to use to keep their con alive.
The modelling agency contacted a third victim who sent a number of images and an intimate video. She would also never be paid any money.
Pendleton, of Clwyd Avenue in Abergele, admitted to fraud as well as having a computer to perform function with intent to secure authorised access.
Maguire, of Caradoc Road in Prestatyn, faced the same charges alongside 11 breaches of his sexual harm prevention order and six charges of creating indecent images.
Judge Niclas Parry said that the crimes were "sophisticated conspiracy" and warranted nothing short of jail time.
He locked Maguire up for two years and four months and Pendleton for two years.
He also imposed lifelong restraining orders that banned them from ever contacting their victims in the future.
He said: "These are not frauds about money, these are frauds about people and the humiliation of females. You humiliated these women and caused extreme distress.
"Not only did you trick these women, you source them yourselves by unlawfully securing access to their social media where you knew there would be sexual images.
"These offences were planned and there were numerous victims. There is no need for me to repeat this but the best summary is perhaps that their worlds have come crashing down and they had their mental health affected."