UK police warn of ‘sextortion’ scams against teenage boys

UK law enforcement issued an urgent warning on Monday about criminal gangs overseas targeting British teenagers in so-called sextortion scams online. “Sextortion” is a type of blackmail where criminals threaten to release nude or semi-nude photos of someone — either real or fake — unless the victim pays them. Cases — particularly against teenage boys […]

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