What to Do If You Become a Victim of 'Sextortion'

If you’re reading this, odds are you’ve sent a nude or suggestive photo to someone at some point in your life—and you wouldn’t be alone. A third of Americans have shared a nude photo, an intimacy expert and certified sexologist told the New York Post. In fact, they send 1.8 million nudes per day (20 per second), according to a survey from Bad Girls Bible. That gives scammers a lot of people they can easily blackmail, whether they actually have your nudes or not.
There are two types of nudes scammers: One throws a wide net to see who they get, and the other is more deliberate and personal. The former plays a numbers game; they know a third of Americans have nudes circulating somewhere, so they use that to their advantage by threatening to “release” their nudes to their friends and family unless they get paid (also known as sextortion). The latter actually has your nudes, and wants money in return for not sending them to your friends and family.
What to Do If You Become a Victim of 'Sextortion'