Webcam chat on GMail?

Hi. I met this girl online who wants to chat with me on Gmail web cam chat. Not quite sure what this is but I do have a Gmail account.

Can I do this on my iPhone as I don't actually have a webcam for my desktop?

If not I guess I can just buy a webcam as they are quite cheap but I'm still not sure how this works.

Is it the Google equivalent of Facetime?

Gmail is a mail app, you can't web cam chat over gmail. Google's web cam chat app is called DUO!

Look out for extortionist and blackmailers.
be warned…

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