Tag: sextortion

A tragic incident occurred when an 18-year-old aspiring policeman took his own life shortly after being sexually extorted online. The ...

A Pennsylvania high school senior, Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, faces over 300 felony charges for allegedly operating a large-scale sextortion ...

BBCEvan Boettler's parents describe him as a bright, funny teenager who loved to fish, play sport and huntEvan Boettler, a ...

A network of overseas scammers is targeting teens through a scheme called sextortion, leading to blackmail and, in some tragic ...

Interpol's Sting Operation Against Cyber ScammersIn a coordinated operation across 14 African countries, Interpol arrested 260 suspected cyber scammers involved ...

Cross Cole, a 21-year-old from Ghana, was charged with extorting a young man from Buffalo, New York, using illicit photos ...

Elijah Heacock, a cheerful teenager, tragically died by suicide after falling victim to a sextortion scam involving an A.I.-generated nude ...

Three years after her son Ryan Last's suicide, Pauline Stuart reflects on her true friendships and the stigma surrounding discussions ...

The National Crime Agency warns of a rise in online sexual extortion targeting boys, with 90% of victims being male ...

South Carolina state Rep. Brandon Guffey's son, Gavin, died by suicide after falling victim to a sextortion scheme orchestrated by ...