Sextortion and blackmail

Threats to publish intimate images or private information unless you pay.

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What to do

Practical steps, in plain language.

Urgent Action

Sextortion is almost always a numbers game run from a script. What to do, what not to do, and why the threat is usually not carried out.

Written by people who went through it, in their own words.

“last night, i woke up to my friend spam calling me, and when i answered, i immediately heard sobs from the other side.…”

“i’m literally shaking right now. i met this girl on bumble and we moved to snapchat and things got... heated. we did a…”

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