The scam is well known, but thousands of people still fall victim to sextortion every year. The dirty blackmail of lewd videos and photos is the fastest growing scam affecting more and more children and young people. In the United States alone, sextortion has been linked to dozens of suicides. With Krone+ you will discover which warning signs to look out for and how to behave correctly in an emergency.
Sextortion consists of the terms ‘sex’ and ‘extortion’ and, according to the Federal Criminal Police, describes a criminal practice ‘in which a person is blackmailed with images and video material showing him or her performing sexual acts or being naked’.
While the perpetrators initially wanted to satisfy their own sexual desires by blackmailing them into making more and more recordings, they are now increasingly interested in naked money. Anyone who does not pay will be publicly exposed; Who pays, often does. The associated shame often drives young victims, especially young victims, to suicide.
Source: Krone
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