Honey trapping

Honey trapping is a practice involving the use of romantic or sexual relationships for interpersonal, political (including state espionage), or monetary purpose.

The honey pot or trap involves making contact with an individual who has information or resources required by a group or individual; the trapper will then seek to entice the target into a false relationship (which may or may not include actual physical involvement) in which they can glean information or influence over the target.

[4] Occasionally, the term may be used for the practice of creating an affair for the purpose of taking incriminating photos for use in blackmail.

It described a wide-ranging Chinese effort to blackmail Western business people over sexual relationships.

The agent will attempt to take the communication further into other outlets including: e-mail, text messaging, phone calls, etc.