The truth about sextortion
If you have ever had private photos or content stolen or used without your permission—or used to blackmail you for more, you may be the victim of Sextortion.
A sextortionist’s goal is to make you afraid that your intimate photos or videos will be shared online for your friends, family members, and colleagues to see. Perpetrators use your fear, gifts, money, lies, etc.—against you to coerce you into paying them in exchange for not releasing your intimate photos, videos, or media.
Common formats of Sextortion
Social Media (online video games, video chat platforms, social media networking sites)
Dating Websites by an attractive dating profile asking for intimate pictures, videos, etc.— and then locate the victims personal social media and threaten to release images to friends unless demands are made
Bitcoin & Email phishing by making customers email address, names, phone numbers, and postal addresses available to jackets sending fake emails that the accounts have been disabled and to enter personal information to enable it
How to be safe:
Set all social media to private
Never send compromising pictures
DO not open attachments from people you do not know
Turn off electronics and web cams when not in use
When users try to move the conversation to another platform, remove yourself
Be aware of new online connections who send unsolicited sexual pictures of “themselves”.
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