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January 1, FBI Warns Parents of “Sextortion” Schemes Targeting Their Children
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a public safety alert over an “explosion” of financial “sextortion” schemes aimed at children and teenagers.
The FBI has received more than 7,000 reports of financial sextortion against minors over the past year and has recorded at least 3,000 victims of the crime, the agency said.
The “sextortion” schemes involve victims being coerced online into sending explicit images and then extorted for money or gift cards by the scammer threatening to release the images. In many cases, the predator releases the images even if the victim makes the requested payments.
The alert noted taht the “same, fear, and confusion that victims feel when they are caught in this cycle often prevents them from asking for help or reporting the abuse.”
The victims are primarily boys, the agency noted. More than a dozen suicides have been linked to the schemes.
The agency noted that “a large percentage” of such schemes originate outside of the U.S., primarily in West African countries.
“The FBI has seen a horrific increase in reports of financial sextortion schemes targeting minor boys—and the fact is that the many victims who are afraid to come forward are not even included in those numbers,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
“The FBI is here for victims, but we also need parents and caregivers to work with us to prevent this crime before it happens and help children come forward if it does. Victims may feel like there is no way out—it is up to all of us to reassure them that they are not in trouble, there is hope, and they are not alone,” Wray said.
Online predators typically use fake female accounts to target minor males between 14 and 17 years old, but the FBI has interviewed victims as young as 10.
“This is a growing crisis and we’ve seen sextortion completely devastate children and families,” said Michelle DeLaune, CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
“As the leading nonprofit focused on child protection, we’ve seen first-hand the rise in these cases worldwide. The best defense against this crime is to talk to your children about what to do if they’re targeted online. We want everyone to know help is out there and they’re not alone.”
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Don
December 26, 2022 at 11:44 am
Most are more than likely from the crooked FBI itself so they can protect Biden and themselves.
VON
December 26, 2022 at 2:21 pm
FBI THOUGHT OF THAT SCHEME ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE DEM/RINOS THAT OPENED THE GATES FOR THOSE ILLEGAL “SEXTORTION” SCHEMERS THAT LOVE THE PERV GAME…..ITS TIME TO GET THOSE DEMS/RINOS & OTHER CORRUPT DEPARTMENTS OUT OF OUR WHITE HOUSE.
Sean Harrington
December 26, 2022 at 12:45 pm
The kids need to worry more about their sick ass teachers.
Procompmt
December 26, 2022 at 6:58 pm
As the countries around the world promote pedophilia, perversion, and other sick and demented sexual behavior by passing law after law legalizing behavior that leads to this very behavior. The United States alone is pushing this sick crap on little children in schools by supporting individuals with mental problems instead of trying to help them. Our military is supporting perverse behavior that ultimately leads to this. There are sick people in power that are passing these laws to make their personal perversion legal, at the expense of your children. Look around people, this will continue to get worse if people don’t put an end to the sickness pushed by our current government. Other countries are guilty as well.
Procompmt
December 26, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Unbelievable
Procompmt
December 26, 2022 at 7:03 pm
What was it about my previous post that you censored it?
Procompmt
December 26, 2022 at 7:05 pm
Be wary of this site people. I’m not sure what side of this issue they’re on.