REPORT: Suspects Openly Sell ‘Sextortion’ Guides On Social Media As Number Of Child Victims Spikes
Suspected criminals are selling “sextortion” guides on social media as children and teenagers increasingly fall prey to sexual blackmail schemes, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported Tuesday. The guides teach would-be scammers how to masquerade online as young women and hoodwink a victim into sending sexually explicit content, which the suspects would then use to […]
How do we protect teenagers from sextortion scams? – podcast | News
On the night of December 29th, 16-year-old Murray Dawei was at home with his family in Dunblane, Scotland. As they sat together and watched TV, Murray talked with his friends about saving money for summer vacation. Around 9:30 p.m., he went up to his bedroom. “That was the last time I saw him alive,” he […]
Instagram blocks nude images in DMs to mitigate ‘sextortion’ crimes reaching record numbers
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Instagram recently announced that the photo and video sharing platform popular with young users will be moving to combat sexual extortion, or sextortion, a crime that continues to victimize more […]
Nigerian Brothers Plead Guilty to Sextortion Scam After Suicide of Michigan Teen
Two Nigerian brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to sexually exploit American minors after a 17-year-old Michigan boy committed suicide as a result of an online sextortion scheme. Samuel Ogosi, 22, and Samson Ogosi, 20, were both extradited from Lagos to the United States in August 2023 for their role in Ogosi’s death. jordan demaywho […]
‘International Sextortion Scheme’ Leads To Arrest Of American Woman, DOJ Says
Hadja Kone, 28, of Wilmington, Delaware was arrested Friday for allegedly participating in a sextortion scheme that targeted thousands of young men across several countries, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Kone, along with 22-year-old Siaka Ouattara of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and other unnamed co-conspirators “allegedly operated an international, financially motivated sextortion and money laundering […]
Two Nigerian brothers admit to sextortion scam with more than 100 victims, including Michigan teen who committed suicide
Two Nigerian brothers reached an agreement on Wednesday. To plea bargain For his involvement in an international sextortion scam that led to the suicide of a teenager. Jordan Demay, a 17-year-old from Michigan, was tricked into sending nude photos of herself on Instagram by a scammer posing as a teenage girl. The scammers threatened to […]
After Michigan teen’s suicide, Nigerian brothers admit deadly sextortion scheme
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Two Nigerian brothers pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to sexually exploit teenage boys. Sexual blackmail, or “sextortion” Two years after such a conspiracy led to the suicide of a Michigan […]
Meta expands tools for ‘helping teens avoid sextortion scams’ after bombshell Senate hearing
Meta Inc. announced Tuesday that it is expanding its efforts to help teenage social media users avoid falling victim to “sextortion” scams. It comes just a week after senators on Capitol Hill criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for failing to stop a nationwide “crisis.” Zuckerberg is under intense scrutiny for his alleged role in a […]
South Carolina lawmaker whose son died by suicide after sextortion scam files lawsuit against Meta
Arturo Bejar, Facebook’s former engineering director, says governments should force social media platforms like Instagram to protect children from abuse. South Carolina lawmaker lost son to suicide as a teenager Became a victim of sextortion fraud is currently suing Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram. State Rep. Brandon Guffey said Meta engaged in deceptive practices […]
Online ‘Sextortion’ is Fastest-Growing Crime Targeting Minors
Online ‘sextortion’ is the fastest growing crime targeting children in the Western world, according to a recent study, but social media companies aren’t doing more to prevent it. That’s what it means. A West African cybercrime group known as “Yahoo Boys” is promoting “financial sextortion.” It involves forcing children and teens to send explicit images […]