A 17-year-old boy died by suicide hours after being scammed. The ... - CNN
WEBMay 20, 2022 · Law enforcement calls the scam “sextortion,” and investigators have seen an explosion in complaints from victims leading the FBI to ramp up a campaign to warn parents from coast to coast.
Sextortion warning: In 6 hours, my son was dead - BBC News
WEBJun 9, 2024 · Sextortion is the fastest-growing scam affecting teenagers globally and has been linked to more than 27 suicides in the US alone.
Family of teen who died by suicide warns of dangers of ... - CBS News
WEBJan 18, 2024 · From October 2021 through March 2023, the FBI tracked roughly 12,600 sextortion victims — all of them minors. Since 2021, at least 20 children who were victims of sextortion have died by...
Nigeria hands over two suspects in sextortion case linked to ... - NBC News
WEBAug 14, 2023 · In a rare move, two Nigerians were extradited to the U.S. to face charges in a sexual extortion scheme linked to the suicide of a Michigan high school student.
Biden to sign new bipartisan law targeting child 'sextortion ... - NBC News
WEBMay 4, 2024 · Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old who died by suicide in 2022, is one of a growing number of teens targeted by financial sextortion. His mother hopes the new law will help other parents.
2 Nigerian men accused of running a global ‘sextortion’ ring …
WEBAug 14, 2023 · Alleged members of a global sextortion operation that targeted more than 100 victims and led to the death of a 17-year-old boy were extradited to the United States on Sunday to face federal ...
Michigan teen's suicide highlights growing dangers of online sextortion …
WEBOct 20, 2023 · The FBI said that over 20 minors have committed suicide because of sextortion scams in the last few years. Lauren Coffren, the executive director of the Exploited Children Division of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, told "Impact" that the non-profit has seen over 12,500 reports of sextortion this year.
FBI warns of explosion in sextortion cases targeting teenagers - BBC
WEBDec 20, 2022 · The FBI is warning of an "explosion" in cases of teenagers and young boys being tricked into sending explicit pictures online. It said there had been a sharp rise in the blackmail scheme which...
A teen’s death in a small Michigan town led the FBI and ... - NBC News
WEBThe FBI has seen a tenfold increase in “sextortion” cases since 2021. A least 3,000 children and teenagers have been targeted, and more than a dozen have killed themselves. Many schemes are...
Pupils get rare alert over dangers of sextortion - BBC News
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Teachers have been urged to warn pupils against the dangers of sextortion, a form of blackmail involving threats that intimate pictures will be shared.