Posts Tagged ‘Sextortion’

It started as a hello, a short flirtation with a seductive stranger that quickly escalated into a series of intimate messages, with images and videos shared that felt thrilling at the time. But that fantasy soon devolved into a living nightmare when you discovered the person you had confided in was not only using a persona, but is now threatening to leak your content unless you send them money. This situation is increasingly common, with thousands falling victim to sextortion tactics each year.

Understanding that you have been wronged, you report the incident to law enforcement, who suggest you consult a sextortion attorney. However, after reaching out to an attorney who [...]

Sextortion email scams have become more prevalent in recent years. This type of extortion leverages the fear and embarrassment of the recipient, making it a lucrative enterprise for online criminals. It is crucial to be able to identify fake emails so that you can avoid paying exorbitant fees or accidentally giving away sensitive information. In this post, we will show you how to tell if a sextortion email is real and what to do if you receive one.

While this article focuses on sextortion emails, it is important to recognize that not all suspicious emails are sextortion threats. Many phishing emails aim to collect personal [...]

It’s every person’s nightmare: receiving a terrifying email or text message stating that someone has captured explicit content of you or a loved one and is threatening to release it to friends, family, and colleagues unless you comply with their demands.

This nightmare is becoming increasingly common; in 2021, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 18,000 reports of sextortion, while the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported a dramatic increase, with over 4,000 cases. What makes this situation worse is that both reports identified minors as the primary targets.

Unfortunately, many victims feel they have no choice [...]

You meet someone online and start talking. It turns flirty, then sexy, and then … boom. 

Suddenly that person you thought you were having fun with says she recorded your video chat, and says she is going to share it with your family, friends and boss. The only way to stop her, she says, is to pay her money. Lots of money. 

It’s called sextortion, and it is one of the fastest growing crimes on the internet. Thousands of Americans fall victim to this crime every year, and that number is growing.  

Typically, there is a gang of people behind the person you flirted with, and soon your phone is blowing up with threats and demands. The [...]