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What is Sextortion? How does it happen and go from a Romantic Relationship to Blackmail? Don't Panic - You Have Options! Here is a guide to help you better understand the crime and what to do about it. Be sure to read all of our guides about sextortion! Sextortion Is A Serious Crime! Sexual extortion or ‘sextortion’ is a form of blackmail where someone threatens to share a nude or sexual image or video of you unless you give in to their demands. If this happens to you, you’re not alone – there’s help available. This may be difficult if you are already in a sextortion scam and are being blackmailed, but you can survive this. Sextortion is a form of online crime where someone threatens to distribute intimate images or videos of another person unless they comply with demands, usually monetary or sexual in nature. Typically, the criminal obtains these materials through coercion, manipulation, or deceit, such as posing as a romantic interest or befriending the victim online. Once they have the compromising material, they use it as leverage to extort from the victim, demanding money, more explicit images, or other favors under the threat of exposing the material to friends, family, or the public. Sextortion can have severe emotional and psychological effects on its victims, leading to feelings of fear, shame, and powerlessness. It is a serious cybercrime that preys on individuals’ vulnerabilities and trust, and it is important for everyone to be aware of the signs and take steps to protect themselves online. If you have already experienced this there are steps you can take. You are not powerless! Need To Talk? Call NOW! 988 Phone Help in the U.S. & Canada Sextortion Basics - What You Need To Know Now! Remember, it’s not your fault, even if you shared the intimate content with the blackmailer in the first place – anyone can experience sextortion. It is not personal for them, it is just business. Blackmailers usually give up when they realize you won’t pay. But if Read More ...

You Are Being Blackmailed! What Happens When Sextortion Goes Wrong When Scammers Post Those Photos Scammers May Follow Through The criminals want you to be scared and freak out, but hold it together! You can make it through this. We know, we have helped loads before you! The secret to surviving this is to have a good story to help you survive this. Need To Talk? Call NOW! 988 Phone Help in the U.S. & Canada We Have Discussed Sextortion Before – But Here Is How To Deal With The Photos After They Are Posted Just Remember You Are Not Alone This is happening to literally millions of others just like you! It's you right now, but it will be someone else a minute from now. This is how it works. Millions of victims means that most of them are getting through this just fine. It is a hassle, it is painful, but they survived it and so can you. But what if you can't make it through this? It's ok to be fearful and traumatized - that is actually what the scammers are counting on. It is ok to be hurt and angry and confused. They hope that the more betrayed and panicked you are the more easily they can get money from you. This just means you need some help. What To Do if You’re the Target of Sextortion/Revenge Porn! Did a criminal or someone else share an intimate image of you without your permission? Or was a nude picture taken without your consent, or maybe an image you shared with someone was shared further than you’d intended? Such as in a sextortion scam? This is a crime! If so, you’re not alone. Millions have been scammed (or attempted) - people are affected by so-called sextortion or revenge porn or non-consensual pornography every year. If that’s happened to you or someone you know, here’s information to help you decide what to do. Difference between Sextortion and Revenge Porn 1. Revenge Porn Revenge porn refers to the Read More ...

You Are Being Blackmailed! Sextortion Help For Teen Girls! It Happens to Millions! You Can Make It Through This! Do This Now STEP 1: Stop All Communications! STEP 2: Accept That You Were Blackmailed STEP 3: Get Some Help! Being Blackmailed Sucks! The criminals want you to be scared and freak out, but hold it together! You can make it through this. We know, we have helped loads before you! But if you need to talk to somebody call the hotline - they are there and they are good people who will listen to you without judgment, and no you do not have to give them your name. They just want to help! Need To Talk? Call NOW! 988 Phone Help in the U.S. & Canada WTF: You are Being Scammed (Sextortion) or Blackmailed Because of Some Photos You Took? How sick is that? Actually, this happens every day to millions just like you! Look, this stuff is happening everywhere. It's called 'sextortion' because it is extortion over sex. It does not matter why you did what you did, it is not your fault. Exploring your sexuality is normal, and some criminal was just waiting for someone like you so they could spring their trap. Today it is you. We are not going to try to be all lit, and sound like we know what you are feeling. Only you know what you are feeling. But we are going to tell you the truth, hard as it is, this is what you need to hear right now. This crime involves perpetrators coercing victims (that would be YOU) into providing explicit images or videos (that would be the things you sent them,) then weaponizing these materials to blackmail you. But here is the thing, they really have no power over you unless you give it to them! How Does Blackmail Work? Sextortion, extortion, blackmail, whatever, it is the same stuff. It works because somebody (you) has a secret that they want to keep, criminals have that and they want Read More ...

You Are Being Blackmailed! Sextortion Help For Teen Guys! It Happens to Millions! You Can Make It Through This! Do This Now STEP 1: Stop All Communications! STEP 2: Accept That You Were Blackmailed STEP 3: Get Some Help! Being Blackmailed Sucks! The criminals want you to be scared and freak out, but hold it together! You can make it through this. We know, we have helped loads before you! But if you need to talk to somebody call the hotline - they are there and they are good people who will listen to you without judgment, and no you do not have to give them your name. They just want to help! Need To Talk? Call NOW! 988 Phone Help in the U.S. & Canada WTF: You are Being Scammed (Sextortion) or Blackmailed Because of Some Photos You Took? How sick is that? Actually, this happens every day to millions just like you! Look, this stuff is happening everywhere. It's called 'sextortion' because it is extortion over sex. It does not matter why you did what you did, it is not your fault. Exploring your sexuality is normal, and some criminal was just waiting for someone like you so they could spring their trap. Today it is you. We are not going to try to be all lit, and sound like we know what you are feeling. Only you know what you are feeling. But we are going to tell you the truth, hard as it is, this is what you need to hear right now. This crime involves perpetrators coercing victims (that would be YOU) into providing explicit images or videos (that would be the things you sent them,) then weaponizing these materials to blackmail you. But here is the thing, they really have no power over you unless you give it to them! How Does Blackmail Work? Sextortion, extortion, blackmail, whatever, it is the same stuff. It works because somebody (you) has a secret that they want to keep, criminals have that and they want Read More ...