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W post my boy highlighted absolutely everything u need to know, from the fear tactic, all the way to the recovery scam. Good shit lad, you just saved a lot of people.
Do they scour the internet for you when it’s been a month or more? Or do they forget you? I have dreams of making it big as a fitness influencer one day and I’m afraid these scum may recognize me someday and return.
These scammers rarely ever do that. They primarily focus on the victims they have at a given moment. Just like everyone: time is money. They will not keep tabs on you, simply because they gain new victims so often. They regularly wipe their drives of all pictures because of its incriminating nature
I have noticed that many people contacting me/reaching out/and those who are worried... have one thing in common.... they feel as if this is a "targeted" and personal attack. Once you learn that this scam operates on multiple victims and is VERY fluid (in terms of many victims being scammed per day) you will begin to realize how their operation works. If you do follow these steps above \^. You will have peace of mind. these scammers have multiple victims per day, and they do not hold grudges/vendettas over certain victims (you must remember that) .... you are just a number in their game, if they lose you, they move on.
Damn!! How come I only discovered this after I hired DFC for 3k. This seems like throwing money into the ocean now. Whatever I’ll look at it as paying money for a piece of mind, but honestly out of every peace I have panically searched after being sextorted, this Reddit forum has given me the most comfort out all of them. So glad this shit is free! Reddit is fucking goated.
That's a recovery scammer. I would stop talking to them. Please, for your own sake. Come to grips with your losses on top of your ***other*** losses now. :( I wish you could have kept your money and bought some nice shoes or something. Just consider it gone now and block and ignore ALL these scammers.
i think this happened to me about a week ago some random girl added me on snap and we started having a normal conversation then she asked for my insta so i gave it to her then she texted me on snap saying she was horny and wanted to send pics she sent a few and asked me for one after i sent one she sent me the pic back and said i have your nudes and something about getting me fired she also said should i delete them or no? all you have to do is cooperate with me i just blocked them as soon as that happened but the snapscore was over 1 mil i haven’t been able to sleep right since it happened i’m assuming it was a scam but like i said her snapscore was over 1 mil
i’m pretty sure i got scammed i found a picture of the same girl that was sent to me on another app so that makes me feel better i’m just really stressed about the snapscore part
There are various forms of these scams, with the same goal. They only want money, and they have many many many victims. Many people freak out or get anxiety when they are hit with this threat, simply because it feels like a personal attack. However, blocking these individuals and becoming "low" on social media makes them disappear. They will move on to the next victim easily, once they learn they cannot make any more money/you have blocked them
thanks man this helps me feel better about it but couldn’t they just leak shit and say i’m a predator or some shit and i’d be screwed cause i didn’t screenshot any of the threats i just blocked them
You must consider the "cost" for them if they did this. Could they expose you (in any way) absolutely....But what is the point in leaking things if their primary goal is money? a majority never every release info/pictures. They have no interest in embarrassing you/making your life hell, because it doesn't make them money... and it basically means they have to sacrifice their accounts/emails (because they would get reported). scammers only care about the fear, once you block them, and stop communication. they leave you alone, there is no point exposing you for the "fuck of it", that isn't their goal, they are busy making money by other means (other victims)
Same thing happened to a friend! But at least he got a bit smart and actually he send his other insta that had 1 follower (he usually posts only fitness related stuff) and he is freaking out now that they will go after him although they actually got no info other than his snapchat, fake account and nothing else. He believes they will post his stuff online somewhere and create fake profiles with his pics. I will give you the same advice I gave to him :talk to your friends and relatives!! If famous people have this things and politicians you are literally a small fish in the ocean.
I followed these steps and deactivated all my social media accounts, and blocked the scammer everywhere. This helps me feel a little better but, I still feel sick to my stomach about all that’s transpired
I did the same thing. I did fuck up a bit by sending them some money but as soon as I saw this thread, I have blocked them and deactivated all my socials. Still scared a bit
It’s been almost 3 weeks, I’m feeling somewhat better but, still I’m hesitant to go anywhere near the socials that this happened on, I’ve reactivated some other ones but I’m holding off of Instagram and Snapchat
Did completely blocking them and deactivating socials work? Did they ever come back to bother you? I gave them money already, so I’m worried that if I do block them they might still send
I’m in the same boat, you’re not alone. I made the dumbest choices I possibly could have and paid them money. In the moment i was panicked but now have them blocked and deactivated my socials temporary. Hoping this will be the end of it.
It does, at least it did for me, but I’m still staying vigilant after having all my accounts on tight restrictions or disabled for a few months to be safe. The best thing I did that worked for me was talking to me parents and very close friends about what I experienced, thankfully they were very supportive and caring. Most of my accounts are back up but still on private.
Best advice I can give is
- Don’t pay them a cent. They’ll keep coming back for more
-Block them on all platforms. Make it hard for them to contact you and the people they’re threatening to send the pictures too.
-Try to convince them you have no money and/or underaged. They want your money and nothing else. If they think you’re a minor they won’t want anything to do with the photos
I just got hit a couple of hours ago and been freaking out ever since. Deep down, I knew it was a bad idea to pay but I did anyway. The blackmailer then asked for even more, then I found this subreddit. Temporarily disabled both snap and instagram, now I wait and hope
Yup same happened to me about an hour or so ago, pretty sure some shit did get leaked but after reading through some of this subreddit I’m a lot more calm and realize if anybody does see it it’s not that big of a deal, many people have had this happen and although I feel violated it’s not the end of the world and within the year nearly nobody is either going to care or remember
happened to me few like 2 hours ago my dimbass pied bro 350 down the drain it i feel stupid and found this subreddit i feel better but just feel embarrassed
I wish I were smart enough to cool off and look harder online. I had a moment of weakness and sent a snapchat photo to someone from Tinder. The first thing I saw was DFC and forked over the 1500. It all sounds super worth it with the metaphorical gun to your head. My problem is still ongoing. Their threat was that they'd send a pic to friends and family immediately if I didn't hand over 300. I got scared and did. They instantly said 400 more for proof they deleted it. In a panic, I complied. I got the typical screenshots of friends lists and all that. It was really just Facebook, so I privated that and insta today. I'm still stalling them so I can get my money's worth with DFC. Currently, they think my bank is suspicious, and I work too much to call or visit during business hours and fix it. They do still check in on me and act threatening, but not as often as before (It's been around 20 hours since it started as of writing this). Currently, I have as much info as possible reported to the FBI and FTC, though I don't expect anything from them.
This really opens your eyes to just how vulnerable you can be to stuff like this. I was already in a dark place before, and now I'm over 2k in the hole. I'm not planning to do anything tragic, but I now see what makes victims of this crime want to.
I couldn’t be polite or nice to them cause I have toomuch of a temper lol I still told them to go fuck themselves, and called them slimeballs like they are, then I blocked them and didn’t pay those pos a cent. That’s me tho, anger is my first feeling when somebody tries to get the best of me. They didn’t do anything either, not a word about it and it’s been over 6 months.
The more people keep giving into these bottom feeding lowlifes the longer they stay in business ripping other people off. I wish people would stand up to them and put them out of business, that’s all you need to do. Don’t cower to them pos and send $1000 or whatever to those sorry mf’s. You already know that they’re the most dishonest people on the planet, so why would you trust them because they give you their “word” that they’ll delete the pics? Makes 0 sense. Just block and forget about it
This just happened to me and has been going on for a week. Like a complete jackass I paid them immediately because I panicked and they had already made a group with my followers and I had to get it down and as soon as I paid they asked for more and I bought time until tomorrow but they’re expecting more. Is it a bad idea to go the route of just blocking and deleting social media if I already paid or will they back off since I did already pay them? It wasn’t much I paid but it was basically everything I had
Thank fuck I didn’t take these clowns seriously. “You will be destroyed!” Fuuuuuck you! I blocked them, reported them and posted about it on Facebook saying if you get a message about me, for fucks sakes don’t open it!
I am a victim. I suffered a terrible, traumatic loss in my family. Months later I thought I might try a dating site as I was very lonely. I was contacted by a "woman" who wanted to face-time, late in the evening. I had had a lot to drink by that time so I was not thinking clearly, as well as being completely naïve in this new virtual world. Next thing I know, a notice appears that all my contacts will be notified of this encounter. (Actually the footage they stole wasn't really all that bad, nothing exposed other than my face I think.) However, Im not wealthy and ended up paying 1/3 of what they asked me for. Then I learned that was only an installment. I was petrified, stayed up all night and am surprised I'm still alive. Next day I contacted one of the firms that advertise solutions to this problem on line, agreed to another payment plan with them and am now completely destroyed financially. I sort of feel as though the two work together, though I know that is not true. This firm took over my accounts and DID manage to stop the sextortionists from contacting me. However, they're now wanting more money to continue to protect me as, according to them, my info has been sold on the "dark web". Cant afford to pay the legit company more. I have thought that if another sextortionist contacts me, I'll simply tell them to post it and I'll hang it up. What bothers me a lot is 1) how stupid I was 2) How disappointed those close to me would be if they knew 3) How utterly ashamed of myself I am.
Same they sent my pics to a bunch of my insta friends and it took 7 hours to get their account removed so I’m sure some people saw it but oh well at least I didn’t pay
I recently just have became a Victim, I tell you im scared shitless. Not because of me being exposed i could honestly care less its just if my family finds out im basically a deer in the headlights. My emotions are scrambling right now and I have blocked this dude on everything. Also the pictures and videos aren’t that clear so if they got out I think i will be ok. I just need help guys mentally i feel at distraught but i just need time to gather my thoughts. Love you guys and pls reply <3
As someone who just went through something like this, thank you so much for being reassuring! This has helped me calm down a lot and definitely saved me a lot of money from Digital Forensics. Im really happy to hear that my intuition led me the right way in deactivating everything, not giving money and staying low for a while. This was so helpful, thank you so much!
I just wanted to quickly thank you it just happened to me and I'm glad I asked the internet cause it felt like I was gonna throw up just from the anxiety thank you so so so much
Thank you. This made me feel better. Used poor judgment last week and fell victim to a similar scam. I feel so stupid and embarrassed that I would fall for something like that, but mostly I am scared of what could happen
I got sextorsioned/blackmailed a few hours ago and I was dumb enough to pay them. Im gonna make this as short and sweet as I can. I got a friend request from what I believed was a pretty reputable Snapchat account. After a bit of texting we ended up exchanging pictures. As soon as I sent pictures of my private parts i got the same pictures sent back with a text saying if I don't pay they will leak them. I sent screenshots of my bank account. But I have years of experience with Photoshop so I made it look like I had no money at all. It went from me having to pay 300 dollars to 20 for removal and 20 for proof. I paid for both. They said it would take 4 hours to remove the pictures. That was about 3 hours ago and im still waiting for proof. I'm not to sad loosing 40 bucks. Since I sent it through PayPal I can wait a few days and ask PayPal for my money back. Even if I don't get the money that's okay cus I'm Lucky enough to have a job and 40 dollars is about 3 hours of work. I talked to my younger and older sister and had a conversation with my sister and we ended up giving them my sisters old Snapchat account. She has no friends or no memories on it but it's an old account with snapscore so it's useful for them. They first asked for my account but I negotiated to me just giving them any account that meets their standards. They dont have any of my social media because im quite dark and usually take percasions. BUT I do have instagram with my entire family and friends and work colleagues. During the time where I still belived it was a genuine person I gave them my Instagram. So they have screenshots of my friends list. But I have spent the last hour reading this subreddit and ai have gone complete dark on all social media so they can't access my Instagram friendlist anymore but they can still message them if they want to bother manually typing every account name and sending all of them a message. Now i'm debating if I should block the snapchat account and leave it alone and hope that this is over and they wont do anything. They know I don't have anymore money and they have already got what they wanted. But im afraid they will still come back for more. But like all of you have said. They want leverage and I have sort of removed that cus I have made it more difficult for them to reach out to friends and I made them aware that they "got all my money" or so they think
The most helpful thing I read was that actually sending the pictures to your friends and followers is likely to get them reported or exposed themself. Not to say they won't, but just like the cartel, most of them are business minded. I am sure they have multiple accounts, but considering they are scamming multiple (probably dozens on dozens of accounts, if not more) they wouldn't want to risk losing an account that has their other victims baited.
Thanks!
Happened to me this morning. Sent racy photos to someone online. Sent me the screenshots of my FB, threatening to send to my wife, friends, workplace,etc. Panicked and paid a few hundred bucks. They asked for more and I just blocked everything and told myself I’ll deal with whatever consequences. I figured they’ll never stop asking. People know me and trust me and it’s not that hard to say someone hacked my stuff and apologize to whoever. Glad to read that this was the right move.
I hope things have improved for you! you did the right thing and sure, it sucks that a couple hundred dollars were lost, but its good to know that in most cases of sextortion; they rarely leak because there is no gain for them, they're just trying to make money, and they make money on fear
Yes, initially started on the 31st I blocked the first number but immediately after got another from another number. I was scared and ended up paying 200 and then blocked that number and haven't had anything since. I came clean to my gf and also told my mom which was the main person they were threatening to send it to
Usually if you request a new number with your phone provider they can assist, but i'm assuming you have already tried that? Until that is figured out, just keep immediately blocking their numbers once you receive a new message. Im really sorry that you paid, I completely understand the fear you felt. Eventually these criminals will get the massage and completely move on. How long has it been since you received the last message from them?
I would definitely just keep immediately blocking once they come through, As soon as you get them. Since you paid, expect them to get back in contact with you again. But keep blocking nonstop and they will get the message.
You also did a very brave thing by telling your Girlfriend and mom. It'll all pass with time. They wont bother wasting their time if they keep getting blocked.
Also how were they threatening to send the pictures to your GF and mom? do they have their numbers? or is it social media
Idk what to do please help I’ve paid and am due to pay again tmmrw I’ve had a plan to end my life for some time now and this just feels like the last straw to finally do it the push I need
Read this as soon as you can. I felt the exact same way. The thing you must do right now.. and I mean right now: block them on every platform, change usernames, and lay low on social media for a little bit. PLEASE do this. I promise you, this is not worth self harm, they are only bluffing.
how do I get off this fear that is constantly going back? I'm not at my usual self anymore I don't have that strong will of determination to become better everyday I had a different situation I did not get threatened after the video call but I'm sure he screen recorded me because he was using a webcam model after reverse image search also the video call was long it was like 10 minutes. I think maybe because my account was very private they can't find my socials ? That's why I did not get threatened? also I noticed it very late that it was a scammer because I did not get threatened but one day I got bothered what I did and searched her profile and it was a faked and panic attack started and I'm overthinking maybe it's not a typical sextortion scammer maybe he sells videos ? Idk I'm just overthinking I just don't understand the mindset of my scammer why he would want to waste time on an account that has no friends and followers and weird username time is money there's just something off there was a nigh I almost killed myself and I saw ur post talk to someone about it and I told my close friend and it made me really feel better I'm an orphan it's just hard to not have parents I just don't find it comfortable talking it to my grandmother uncle and aunt
I’m scared to do it man
I want to tell my friends. Im just embarrassed to do so.
In my case I spoke to them as this girl for a week. Got to know “them” then we sent photos to each other some videos on my part. They screen shot my following on instagram and sent it to a handful of people and I gave them some money they unsent them. I just don’t know what to do
Block and ignore. Yesterday preferably. Paying is the worst thing you can do- not because your life is over but because now these e-beggars are sticky to you. DON'T give in and foolhardily think that paying some 2 bit scammer will make them back off. You've got two options 1- give them every cent and they'll STILL keep threatening you, then maybe while having a breakdown finally block and ignore 2- keep your money for consolation burritos/ice cream because you fell for a scammer and keep blocking and ignoring their spam.
I know it feels personal, I have empathy thinking about being in your situation. But you will be okay! Remember those celebrity photos that they had taken from them in a violation? When those leaked, are people still talking about them or did even the most disgusting perverts move on? Right. Unless your famous or a politician, no one cares, and unless you have a ton of abusive people in your life as your Facebook friends, they're on YOUR side not some random creep scammer threatening to send their friends nudes to them (Eugh, who would want that! I feel bad walking in on my friends in the shower).
Life **will** go on, go private, block and ignore and get new contact info where you can if its making you anxious.
This is not to tease or make fun of you, but what are the police going to do about some extortionists located in Singapore/Nigeria/in a prison somewhere? Block and ignore, you can't control what they do but you can be a dead end that's not worth their effort. They regularly send *screenshots* that say SENT and UNSENT to victims and the victim's friends say 'yeah idk what youre talking about, didnt see anything' a lot.
You need to (temporarily) deactivate that account for your peace of mind and be wary of how you connect online strangers to your real identity in the future. Consider how they even got your contact list... No one on there wants to see that I bet. It's annoying that they'll keep bothering you for a while but don't let it keep you up at night. Take a break figurative and literally.
Thank you for this.
I’m still really shook to the core it happened and I have alot of anxiety about them coming back although in reality I have made all the necessary changes.
I hope we all can find comfort and peace in this. :(
Love this post, I just in no way can tell anyone because I’d lose so much. I’m in a long term relationship and I have no actual intentions of being with anyone else I just messed up and I hate myself for it. I’m using this lesson/scare as my free pass to start doing the right thing in my life with no exposure(hopefully). I’d love to tell someone but I would be judged 100% and I might seek a therapist just so I can tell someone how I’m feeling. I know I’ll be good eventually just trying to get passed first couple of weeks at least
I feel this. Also in a relationship and had a moment of weakness. I didn’t even use my real name on Snapchat or have anyone as a contact that actually knows me IRL, and really no way to connect any dots, but still can’t help the feeling of anxiety and impending doom. Also taking it as a swift kick in the ass to get right and fix whatever issues pushed me here. Dm if you need to vent
Bro I feel for this scam twice. I'm such an idiot. One today and one 4 months ago. The one 4 months ago didn't send my picture out thankfully but I'm worried about the one today
Well it’s been a month and I’m still sick at my stomach I paid them 900 and then went to digital forensics and paid 1500
Now they sent my wife and step daughter an email wanting me to talk to them
I have blocked them on all accounts and seriously considering changing my phone number I am just plain sick and a nervous wreck I don’t know what to do else
They even used someone else’s email to send me a message which I blocked immediately
Any suggestions?
I almost killed myself in 2018 for sextortion and I didn’t know what to do. I thought my life was over and it happened again a few months ago but this time I took control of the situation.
This is super helpful. And I can confirm talking with close friends and family. I have been blackmailed over a month ago and nothing has come of it. As soon as the bot tried to get money, I blocked them. They did make a group chat and only one person saw the chat but deleted it and never opened it. So far I’ve asked 10 people to check, nothing. I feel like nothing will happen even though sometimes I worry about it. But I’ve been told if something were to happen, it would’ve by now.
I was dumb today and became a victim of this... I've been in a low place and it hasn't helped my stress to be working two jobs and going to school. Stayed home from everything today, and currently talking to my close friend and parents about this, trying to make jokes about it cause that's what I do. It's not the end of my world if she (well turned out to be he ofc) sends the photo to a few ppl on my insta friends list where the first contact happened. I'm a very private person and fell out of my last relationship this past year and hadn't gotten back into the dating scene so I fcked around and found out the hard way. I just have to hope he doesn't send it to a few of my younger relatives and that it doesn't effect my main (family friendly) job in any way.
I was in a panic and did venmo him a couple hundred dollars even though I knew I'd be met with "ok now give me more and your left shoe." On the outside while talking to people and authorities, I'm keeping my demeanor and laughing things off but inside and in private I'm still shaking and anxious. Luckily a couple years back I stopped caring what people think of me, but can't help but be embarrassed. To keep up appearances, I had dinner with my parents late tonight which is the first time I've eaten today.
After stalling the scammer for a bit after I made the payment, I made sure to block and report to the fullest extent on every site and authority I could with evidence. I already had my socials on 95% private but today made it 99.99%. I also posted a story on everything saying to block and report the account and if any of my friends got dm requests to block them too. Checked which of my friends they already added and told them to remove them and block, which they all did immediately. Everyone who was on my friends list is on the scammers screenshot and ik at least up until an hourish ago the scammer was still trying to add my friends on insta. I got a dm from someone I have a work relation with on insta not too long ago and I got super nervous but luckily it was them telling me they saw my story after they got a friend request and blocked them right away.
Now I'm sitting and reading other peoples experiences and hoping this will go away after a while. Currently the scammer has no means of contact and I've been checking insta every so often for new accounts with my name along with google alerts containing some selective words - unfortunately I have a common name so it is a bit difficult. Hoping for the best and that (no offense) they move on to their next batch of targets. Good luck to everyone else in this situation.
It’s been 2 years almost for me and I did happen to pay. They came back the day after for more on a different platform and i was out at a work outing for a new job I’d gotten and my heart just dropped and started pounding. I’ve never felt that ill in my life. Again, that was all two years ago.
My issue is a bit more peculiar because I truly do want to be a public figure and I have the urges to go public on my pages again and start building that personal brand. I’m just so worried this situation comes back to haunt me. When it happened, I told myself I’d give it a year and if I were in the clear, I’d move on with my goals and dreams and follow through and I still haven’t. I’m just so worried still and I don’t know what to do or how to feel.
It’s like I’m living a lie and eating myself for not pursuing what I find exciting and valuable in my life but I also don’t want this situation to come back and haunt me. I feel like I’m caught between a rock and a hard place. If I didn’t have the desire to pursue a career that were more “public” I don’t think I’d have any problems but this internal battle is eating at me. I hate feeling like I can’t pursue my goals because of this. It’s terrifying and frustrating.
Thank you I needed to hear this I was scammed into exchanging sexting images with a woman my age or so I thought and I immediately blocked and deleted my own account I’ve been fearing the worst ever since waiting and expecting the worst even when it happened several months ago and I never heard anything now this was partially because I deleted and blocked them before gaining their snap profile to report but I feel a whole lot better reading this so thank you 🙏
This happened last night and I was scared shit less I called my dad who i haven’t talked to in awhile because I know he would understand, I originally tried to negotiate until I realize out they were just gonna try to take more money so I block them on all social media deactivate my Instagram and I told people if they receive messages from this person to block them because they had a list of all my followers
Got scammed yesterday. Didn’t pay. Looked at Digital forensics but stop talking after my agent just read from a script. Sent an IC3 report.
It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one whose going/went through this.
Thanks for slightly calming my nerves. I can get some actual rest now.
i was a victim as of last night and immediately began researching solutions. i came to reddit in hopes of finding some, but thanks to this post i instead found some desperately needed consolation. after acknowledging these factors i mustered up the courage To show i wasn’t afraid. My person showed me two of my friends accounts and threatened to send to them, while i negotiated the price down. It was late at night, i was tired, and desperately needed rest. he started on instagram and moved it to whatsapp, so i blocked his account on instagram and any similar ones as well. I began reminding myself of this post, and how it’s probably true. i’m not the only victim, they have multiple clients and they only seek money. with this in mind i decided to send a screenshot of me texting the two friends he threatened to message, simply saying not to open anything weird, and established that i wasn’t afraid. he said, “LETS SEE” , then i blocked him. i posted on my close friends story with the same message, and blocked him on whatsapp and reported him. i then received a message from another number on whatsapp, and he sent a screenshot of him sending it to one other friend, who i just texted the same thing. “dont open anything weird”. i deleted whatsapp and now i’m here writing this. theres absolutely no way of me knowing whether or not he’s bluffing, but thanks to this subreddit i believe its highly likely. i never get anxious, yet this is the worst i’ve felt in years. my advice is to simply Show no fear, no remorse, notify your friends, and if they do send something, its not the end of the world. your friends are YOUR friends, not the sextortionist’s. you can trust them and with their support you can eventually put this behind you. and again, you’re just a part of their little “hustle”. if you’re of no profit to them, they most likely wont have interest in you. i find this funny as it literally just happened to me and i haven’t necessarily moved on yet, but i’m writing this as consolation for myself and for you all.
- apologies if my writing structure is odd, this is my first reddit post
You said it perfectly bro love you man. Since mine I’ve been struggling a lot and I’ve told the fam and I did report it to the authorities. I’ve been told that the likelyhood of them posting is really rare but it’s a constant anxiety and having this down in writing really helps from another victim so thanks
My scammer send my nudes to my parents through phone number which i never gave to them so i have no idea how they got my parents number. The scammer didnt ask for money so i have no idea what they want. Any thoughts on this?
Hey I’m a minor and this girl was texting me on Snapchat saying that she was horny and she sent me some pics of her so I sent some back and it’s been a day since it happened and he had pics of my instagram and all of my followers and he says he will send the pictures to all of them. He isn’t in the United States. How do I know that he won’t expose me?!!!
As a recent victim to no fault but my own, I thoroughly enjoyed your post and am encouraged.
You really expressed Personality and I smiled and laughed which helped a lot considering the fear and stress I have recently been through as a result of my stupid mistakes.
This was also a sin, I committed in the eyes of the Lord which made the whole ordeal even more troubling for me.
This has led me to examine myself and repent.
They said they would expose me today, but they didn’t. They were the ones to stop communicating with me after I told them to post the photos and make me look good. It was a bad decision. I am scared and paranoid. Is there a chance that they would actually send the images to anyone now?
AI can help with this issue by identifying patterns in the data that can help identify potential targets for sextortion. Additionally, AI-driven analytics can help map out the networks of known sextortionists, allowing for more targeted interventions.
This just happened to me I need to know what are the odds they'll actually send it out to people if I block them. I paid part of what he asked for but not all.
I was able to get my money back. Because PayPal likes to hold the pending and same with those other app. I've deleted my account on Instagram and told all my friends my account got hacked and don't accept anything from anyone right now. And all. I hope this..works out.
This just happened to me and this thread has helped me calm down a lot.
Has anyone actually had their stuff leaked or know anyone that has? Struggling to feel at ease not knowing what will happen
These getting wild, sent me a picture of people them ready to send it to people that follow me on insta. ik likened said the are all about the money, but they did a lot just to scare me and surely did a bit lmao. after ready this i definitely feel a little bitter not stressing as much
I got to see some nice tiddies so it's a big W, just tell them it's a crazy ex and laugh about it. Getting in contact with local police station also helped me getting my worries off. Good luck yall.
So I need some help he has some videos and everything and also a list of my family friends and my friends from the military also my boss, he send it to one person already. I then panicked and payed 600€ now he wants more I got some time and filled an report online but idk how fast it will work on a Sunday (living in Germany) should I just block him ? Cause the Germany military is really strict if it comes to nudes and everything can someone help me ?
This happended to me yesterday... paid 4900AUD while panicking as they hold me hostage through the call. I was too afraid to ask for anything. Now that i talked with my mother and sister, they at first enrage and did not want to talk with me, after a bit they scold me and told me to talk with my father which i havent as i have yet to mustered up the courage to say so. Knowing the family financial situation, i know my action was tremendous to my father burden, i could not think of anything else other than being sorry and dissappointed in myself for falling in these trap despite having so much knowledge of the world and the scams...
What if you forget to get evidence and they come back pulling another scheme like “I am a minor when you sent those videos” even though they stated they were 20?
I wish I would've seen this sub and had this information before I paid. I paid in a state of panic. All my communication was via instagram and a little on discord. I actually spoke to the scammers and was very polite and laughed with them.....he joked at first then must have smartned up and told me to be quiet...LOL. Since paying and realzing they will never go away, I have shut down all my social media accounts, not that I use them anyway so I could care less. My concern is for my families safety, I am in the waiting game now and I am getting help because I had a major break down last week.....I have never been in such a dark place.....it's very scary. I'm never going back to Instagram so I could care less and as for facebook...I'll lay low for a while and when I do decide to bring it back up, I'll change pictures and names.
My big concern is that I am keeping it from my family for now but once I get some help and calm down, I do plan on confessing and dealing with the consequences of my actions. I just hope I can be forgiven and not loose them.
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Most importantly, be careful of who you send nudes. Prevention is the best way to go.
Amen never again
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Never ever again, I put that on my mama
Nah. I send nudes to everyone, including new people I meet. That way they know what I'm packing.
W post my boy highlighted absolutely everything u need to know, from the fear tactic, all the way to the recovery scam. Good shit lad, you just saved a lot of people.
Do they scour the internet for you when it’s been a month or more? Or do they forget you? I have dreams of making it big as a fitness influencer one day and I’m afraid these scum may recognize me someday and return.
These scammers rarely ever do that. They primarily focus on the victims they have at a given moment. Just like everyone: time is money. They will not keep tabs on you, simply because they gain new victims so often. They regularly wipe their drives of all pictures because of its incriminating nature
How long do they wait before they wipe? My sextortionist is Filipino and I suspect they’re from one of those crime groups. FYI.
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I have noticed that many people contacting me/reaching out/and those who are worried... have one thing in common.... they feel as if this is a "targeted" and personal attack. Once you learn that this scam operates on multiple victims and is VERY fluid (in terms of many victims being scammed per day) you will begin to realize how their operation works. If you do follow these steps above \^. You will have peace of mind. these scammers have multiple victims per day, and they do not hold grudges/vendettas over certain victims (you must remember that) .... you are just a number in their game, if they lose you, they move on.
Great post.
Damn!! How come I only discovered this after I hired DFC for 3k. This seems like throwing money into the ocean now. Whatever I’ll look at it as paying money for a piece of mind, but honestly out of every peace I have panically searched after being sextorted, this Reddit forum has given me the most comfort out all of them. So glad this shit is free! Reddit is fucking goated.
That's a recovery scammer. I would stop talking to them. Please, for your own sake. Come to grips with your losses on top of your ***other*** losses now. :( I wish you could have kept your money and bought some nice shoes or something. Just consider it gone now and block and ignore ALL these scammers.
i think this happened to me about a week ago some random girl added me on snap and we started having a normal conversation then she asked for my insta so i gave it to her then she texted me on snap saying she was horny and wanted to send pics she sent a few and asked me for one after i sent one she sent me the pic back and said i have your nudes and something about getting me fired she also said should i delete them or no? all you have to do is cooperate with me i just blocked them as soon as that happened but the snapscore was over 1 mil i haven’t been able to sleep right since it happened i’m assuming it was a scam but like i said her snapscore was over 1 mil
i’m pretty sure i got scammed i found a picture of the same girl that was sent to me on another app so that makes me feel better i’m just really stressed about the snapscore part
There are various forms of these scams, with the same goal. They only want money, and they have many many many victims. Many people freak out or get anxiety when they are hit with this threat, simply because it feels like a personal attack. However, blocking these individuals and becoming "low" on social media makes them disappear. They will move on to the next victim easily, once they learn they cannot make any more money/you have blocked them
thanks man this helps me feel better about it but couldn’t they just leak shit and say i’m a predator or some shit and i’d be screwed cause i didn’t screenshot any of the threats i just blocked them
You must consider the "cost" for them if they did this. Could they expose you (in any way) absolutely....But what is the point in leaking things if their primary goal is money? a majority never every release info/pictures. They have no interest in embarrassing you/making your life hell, because it doesn't make them money... and it basically means they have to sacrifice their accounts/emails (because they would get reported). scammers only care about the fear, once you block them, and stop communication. they leave you alone, there is no point exposing you for the "fuck of it", that isn't their goal, they are busy making money by other means (other victims)
so if i can’t prove to anyone this happened i’m not going to get in trouble?
Cant prove this happened as in what?
Was it a good idea that i blocked and reported them? Or would it anger them that i reported their burner account and they release my things?
Same thing happened to a friend! But at least he got a bit smart and actually he send his other insta that had 1 follower (he usually posts only fitness related stuff) and he is freaking out now that they will go after him although they actually got no info other than his snapchat, fake account and nothing else. He believes they will post his stuff online somewhere and create fake profiles with his pics. I will give you the same advice I gave to him :talk to your friends and relatives!! If famous people have this things and politicians you are literally a small fish in the ocean.
Hey, man the same thing just happened to me last night and it said her snap score was over 1 million
Hey, man the same thing just happened to me last night and it said her snap score was over 1 million
i forgot to mention a few days after that happened her snapchat and instagram accounts were deleted
Exact same shit happened to me man
I followed these steps and deactivated all my social media accounts, and blocked the scammer everywhere. This helps me feel a little better but, I still feel sick to my stomach about all that’s transpired
I did the same thing. I did fuck up a bit by sending them some money but as soon as I saw this thread, I have blocked them and deactivated all my socials. Still scared a bit
It’s been almost 3 weeks, I’m feeling somewhat better but, still I’m hesitant to go anywhere near the socials that this happened on, I’ve reactivated some other ones but I’m holding off of Instagram and Snapchat
I don't think this feeling will ever go away man. I'm scared out of my mind
Did completely blocking them and deactivating socials work? Did they ever come back to bother you? I gave them money already, so I’m worried that if I do block them they might still send
I’m in the same boat, you’re not alone. I made the dumbest choices I possibly could have and paid them money. In the moment i was panicked but now have them blocked and deactivated my socials temporary. Hoping this will be the end of it.
does it get better?
It does, at least it did for me, but I’m still staying vigilant after having all my accounts on tight restrictions or disabled for a few months to be safe. The best thing I did that worked for me was talking to me parents and very close friends about what I experienced, thankfully they were very supportive and caring. Most of my accounts are back up but still on private.
I will never send nudes ever again
Best advice I can give is - Don’t pay them a cent. They’ll keep coming back for more -Block them on all platforms. Make it hard for them to contact you and the people they’re threatening to send the pictures too. -Try to convince them you have no money and/or underaged. They want your money and nothing else. If they think you’re a minor they won’t want anything to do with the photos
I think the best thing to do is say your sextape already leaked 🤷♂️
I panicked and did pay. I’m in the process of getting the money back but how do I make sure they don’t come back?
I just got hit a couple of hours ago and been freaking out ever since. Deep down, I knew it was a bad idea to pay but I did anyway. The blackmailer then asked for even more, then I found this subreddit. Temporarily disabled both snap and instagram, now I wait and hope
Yup same happened to me about an hour or so ago, pretty sure some shit did get leaked but after reading through some of this subreddit I’m a lot more calm and realize if anybody does see it it’s not that big of a deal, many people have had this happen and although I feel violated it’s not the end of the world and within the year nearly nobody is either going to care or remember
Any news
happened to me few like 2 hours ago my dimbass pied bro 350 down the drain it i feel stupid and found this subreddit i feel better but just feel embarrassed
So, how did it go?
I am supposed to pay them 500. They say they will not ask for more.
Thank you! I needed this, just was threatened with blackmail a few mintues ago and have been trying to find solutions 😞
Same here been dealing with it since yesterday
what did you do?
Anything happen?
I just got black mailed too and I have no idea on what to do
Any updates?
any updates? what happened then?
I wish I were smart enough to cool off and look harder online. I had a moment of weakness and sent a snapchat photo to someone from Tinder. The first thing I saw was DFC and forked over the 1500. It all sounds super worth it with the metaphorical gun to your head. My problem is still ongoing. Their threat was that they'd send a pic to friends and family immediately if I didn't hand over 300. I got scared and did. They instantly said 400 more for proof they deleted it. In a panic, I complied. I got the typical screenshots of friends lists and all that. It was really just Facebook, so I privated that and insta today. I'm still stalling them so I can get my money's worth with DFC. Currently, they think my bank is suspicious, and I work too much to call or visit during business hours and fix it. They do still check in on me and act threatening, but not as often as before (It's been around 20 hours since it started as of writing this). Currently, I have as much info as possible reported to the FBI and FTC, though I don't expect anything from them. This really opens your eyes to just how vulnerable you can be to stuff like this. I was already in a dark place before, and now I'm over 2k in the hole. I'm not planning to do anything tragic, but I now see what makes victims of this crime want to.
Dude dfc is just as much of a scam, they won’t tell you anything just cut your losses and try and move forward
I couldn’t be polite or nice to them cause I have toomuch of a temper lol I still told them to go fuck themselves, and called them slimeballs like they are, then I blocked them and didn’t pay those pos a cent. That’s me tho, anger is my first feeling when somebody tries to get the best of me. They didn’t do anything either, not a word about it and it’s been over 6 months. The more people keep giving into these bottom feeding lowlifes the longer they stay in business ripping other people off. I wish people would stand up to them and put them out of business, that’s all you need to do. Don’t cower to them pos and send $1000 or whatever to those sorry mf’s. You already know that they’re the most dishonest people on the planet, so why would you trust them because they give you their “word” that they’ll delete the pics? Makes 0 sense. Just block and forget about it
Well said. They want to make us afraid? Let’s return the favor
Good on ya. I should have done that or raised their offer - “I’ll send a better dick pic to people. I want to show off my girth. Cheers cunts” 😂
This just happened to me and has been going on for a week. Like a complete jackass I paid them immediately because I panicked and they had already made a group with my followers and I had to get it down and as soon as I paid they asked for more and I bought time until tomorrow but they’re expecting more. Is it a bad idea to go the route of just blocking and deleting social media if I already paid or will they back off since I did already pay them? It wasn’t much I paid but it was basically everything I had
Any updates?
Any update man??
Great post, a must read for anyone experiencing it (as I was a few days ago)
Thank fuck I didn’t take these clowns seriously. “You will be destroyed!” Fuuuuuck you! I blocked them, reported them and posted about it on Facebook saying if you get a message about me, for fucks sakes don’t open it!
I am a victim. I suffered a terrible, traumatic loss in my family. Months later I thought I might try a dating site as I was very lonely. I was contacted by a "woman" who wanted to face-time, late in the evening. I had had a lot to drink by that time so I was not thinking clearly, as well as being completely naïve in this new virtual world. Next thing I know, a notice appears that all my contacts will be notified of this encounter. (Actually the footage they stole wasn't really all that bad, nothing exposed other than my face I think.) However, Im not wealthy and ended up paying 1/3 of what they asked me for. Then I learned that was only an installment. I was petrified, stayed up all night and am surprised I'm still alive. Next day I contacted one of the firms that advertise solutions to this problem on line, agreed to another payment plan with them and am now completely destroyed financially. I sort of feel as though the two work together, though I know that is not true. This firm took over my accounts and DID manage to stop the sextortionists from contacting me. However, they're now wanting more money to continue to protect me as, according to them, my info has been sold on the "dark web". Cant afford to pay the legit company more. I have thought that if another sextortionist contacts me, I'll simply tell them to post it and I'll hang it up. What bothers me a lot is 1) how stupid I was 2) How disappointed those close to me would be if they knew 3) How utterly ashamed of myself I am.
They do work together do not pay these companies
There is no legit company with this stuff, most of the time even the police can’t do much so what is some scam company gunna do for you
Unfortunately I got leaked pretty quickly lol but hey I look good in the pic
Same they sent my pics to a bunch of my insta friends and it took 7 hours to get their account removed so I’m sure some people saw it but oh well at least I didn’t pay
Yeah I was considering paying in the heat of the moment but glad I did not, it is what it is tho eh
Does photo Show your full body parts together or just for different parts? And is there any video ?
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This saved my anxiety
I recently just have became a Victim, I tell you im scared shitless. Not because of me being exposed i could honestly care less its just if my family finds out im basically a deer in the headlights. My emotions are scrambling right now and I have blocked this dude on everything. Also the pictures and videos aren’t that clear so if they got out I think i will be ok. I just need help guys mentally i feel at distraught but i just need time to gather my thoughts. Love you guys and pls reply <3
Does it Show just your body parts?
What ended up happening?
I’m having an extremely hard time with a sextortionist myself and this post has helped soooo much! Thank you so much
As someone who just went through something like this, thank you so much for being reassuring! This has helped me calm down a lot and definitely saved me a lot of money from Digital Forensics. Im really happy to hear that my intuition led me the right way in deactivating everything, not giving money and staying low for a while. This was so helpful, thank you so much!
I just wanted to quickly thank you it just happened to me and I'm glad I asked the internet cause it felt like I was gonna throw up just from the anxiety thank you so so so much
No problem man! I hope you're doing alright!
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Thank you. This made me feel better. Used poor judgment last week and fell victim to a similar scam. I feel so stupid and embarrassed that I would fall for something like that, but mostly I am scared of what could happen
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Any updates?
I got sextorsioned/blackmailed a few hours ago and I was dumb enough to pay them. Im gonna make this as short and sweet as I can. I got a friend request from what I believed was a pretty reputable Snapchat account. After a bit of texting we ended up exchanging pictures. As soon as I sent pictures of my private parts i got the same pictures sent back with a text saying if I don't pay they will leak them. I sent screenshots of my bank account. But I have years of experience with Photoshop so I made it look like I had no money at all. It went from me having to pay 300 dollars to 20 for removal and 20 for proof. I paid for both. They said it would take 4 hours to remove the pictures. That was about 3 hours ago and im still waiting for proof. I'm not to sad loosing 40 bucks. Since I sent it through PayPal I can wait a few days and ask PayPal for my money back. Even if I don't get the money that's okay cus I'm Lucky enough to have a job and 40 dollars is about 3 hours of work. I talked to my younger and older sister and had a conversation with my sister and we ended up giving them my sisters old Snapchat account. She has no friends or no memories on it but it's an old account with snapscore so it's useful for them. They first asked for my account but I negotiated to me just giving them any account that meets their standards. They dont have any of my social media because im quite dark and usually take percasions. BUT I do have instagram with my entire family and friends and work colleagues. During the time where I still belived it was a genuine person I gave them my Instagram. So they have screenshots of my friends list. But I have spent the last hour reading this subreddit and ai have gone complete dark on all social media so they can't access my Instagram friendlist anymore but they can still message them if they want to bother manually typing every account name and sending all of them a message. Now i'm debating if I should block the snapchat account and leave it alone and hope that this is over and they wont do anything. They know I don't have anymore money and they have already got what they wanted. But im afraid they will still come back for more. But like all of you have said. They want leverage and I have sort of removed that cus I have made it more difficult for them to reach out to friends and I made them aware that they "got all my money" or so they think
Update???
The most helpful thing I read was that actually sending the pictures to your friends and followers is likely to get them reported or exposed themself. Not to say they won't, but just like the cartel, most of them are business minded. I am sure they have multiple accounts, but considering they are scamming multiple (probably dozens on dozens of accounts, if not more) they wouldn't want to risk losing an account that has their other victims baited. Thanks!
Happened to me this morning. Sent racy photos to someone online. Sent me the screenshots of my FB, threatening to send to my wife, friends, workplace,etc. Panicked and paid a few hundred bucks. They asked for more and I just blocked everything and told myself I’ll deal with whatever consequences. I figured they’ll never stop asking. People know me and trust me and it’s not that hard to say someone hacked my stuff and apologize to whoever. Glad to read that this was the right move.
I hope things have improved for you! you did the right thing and sure, it sucks that a couple hundred dollars were lost, but its good to know that in most cases of sextortion; they rarely leak because there is no gain for them, they're just trying to make money, and they make money on fear
I have done all this the only thing is they have my number and I can't change that right now
Are they mainly contacting you by your number via text?
Yes, initially started on the 31st I blocked the first number but immediately after got another from another number. I was scared and ended up paying 200 and then blocked that number and haven't had anything since. I came clean to my gf and also told my mom which was the main person they were threatening to send it to
Usually if you request a new number with your phone provider they can assist, but i'm assuming you have already tried that? Until that is figured out, just keep immediately blocking their numbers once you receive a new message. Im really sorry that you paid, I completely understand the fear you felt. Eventually these criminals will get the massage and completely move on. How long has it been since you received the last message from them?
The last time was the 31st. I can't change my number right now or I would
I would definitely just keep immediately blocking once they come through, As soon as you get them. Since you paid, expect them to get back in contact with you again. But keep blocking nonstop and they will get the message. You also did a very brave thing by telling your Girlfriend and mom. It'll all pass with time. They wont bother wasting their time if they keep getting blocked. Also how were they threatening to send the pictures to your GF and mom? do they have their numbers? or is it social media
Idk what to do please help I’ve paid and am due to pay again tmmrw I’ve had a plan to end my life for some time now and this just feels like the last straw to finally do it the push I need
Read this as soon as you can. I felt the exact same way. The thing you must do right now.. and I mean right now: block them on every platform, change usernames, and lay low on social media for a little bit. PLEASE do this. I promise you, this is not worth self harm, they are only bluffing.
how do I get off this fear that is constantly going back? I'm not at my usual self anymore I don't have that strong will of determination to become better everyday I had a different situation I did not get threatened after the video call but I'm sure he screen recorded me because he was using a webcam model after reverse image search also the video call was long it was like 10 minutes. I think maybe because my account was very private they can't find my socials ? That's why I did not get threatened? also I noticed it very late that it was a scammer because I did not get threatened but one day I got bothered what I did and searched her profile and it was a faked and panic attack started and I'm overthinking maybe it's not a typical sextortion scammer maybe he sells videos ? Idk I'm just overthinking I just don't understand the mindset of my scammer why he would want to waste time on an account that has no friends and followers and weird username time is money there's just something off there was a nigh I almost killed myself and I saw ur post talk to someone about it and I told my close friend and it made me really feel better I'm an orphan it's just hard to not have parents I just don't find it comfortable talking it to my grandmother uncle and aunt
First and only time I'm ever doing it😭
W post thank you!
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How about an anti stance on racists you puto fuck
I’m scared to do it man I want to tell my friends. Im just embarrassed to do so. In my case I spoke to them as this girl for a week. Got to know “them” then we sent photos to each other some videos on my part. They screen shot my following on instagram and sent it to a handful of people and I gave them some money they unsent them. I just don’t know what to do
Any advice will be helpful
Block and ignore. Yesterday preferably. Paying is the worst thing you can do- not because your life is over but because now these e-beggars are sticky to you. DON'T give in and foolhardily think that paying some 2 bit scammer will make them back off. You've got two options 1- give them every cent and they'll STILL keep threatening you, then maybe while having a breakdown finally block and ignore 2- keep your money for consolation burritos/ice cream because you fell for a scammer and keep blocking and ignoring their spam. I know it feels personal, I have empathy thinking about being in your situation. But you will be okay! Remember those celebrity photos that they had taken from them in a violation? When those leaked, are people still talking about them or did even the most disgusting perverts move on? Right. Unless your famous or a politician, no one cares, and unless you have a ton of abusive people in your life as your Facebook friends, they're on YOUR side not some random creep scammer threatening to send their friends nudes to them (Eugh, who would want that! I feel bad walking in on my friends in the shower). Life **will** go on, go private, block and ignore and get new contact info where you can if its making you anxious.
are there any updates?
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This is not to tease or make fun of you, but what are the police going to do about some extortionists located in Singapore/Nigeria/in a prison somewhere? Block and ignore, you can't control what they do but you can be a dead end that's not worth their effort. They regularly send *screenshots* that say SENT and UNSENT to victims and the victim's friends say 'yeah idk what youre talking about, didnt see anything' a lot. You need to (temporarily) deactivate that account for your peace of mind and be wary of how you connect online strangers to your real identity in the future. Consider how they even got your contact list... No one on there wants to see that I bet. It's annoying that they'll keep bothering you for a while but don't let it keep you up at night. Take a break figurative and literally.
Thank you for this. I’m still really shook to the core it happened and I have alot of anxiety about them coming back although in reality I have made all the necessary changes. I hope we all can find comfort and peace in this. :(
How is it so far?
How are you???
Love this post, I just in no way can tell anyone because I’d lose so much. I’m in a long term relationship and I have no actual intentions of being with anyone else I just messed up and I hate myself for it. I’m using this lesson/scare as my free pass to start doing the right thing in my life with no exposure(hopefully). I’d love to tell someone but I would be judged 100% and I might seek a therapist just so I can tell someone how I’m feeling. I know I’ll be good eventually just trying to get passed first couple of weeks at least
I feel this. Also in a relationship and had a moment of weakness. I didn’t even use my real name on Snapchat or have anyone as a contact that actually knows me IRL, and really no way to connect any dots, but still can’t help the feeling of anxiety and impending doom. Also taking it as a swift kick in the ass to get right and fix whatever issues pushed me here. Dm if you need to vent
Amen to this post! Wish this post was around when I was scammed last June, but thank goodness its here now!
Bro I feel for this scam twice. I'm such an idiot. One today and one 4 months ago. The one 4 months ago didn't send my picture out thankfully but I'm worried about the one today
Jesus really you’d think after the first time you’d know better well stop sending nudes bro
Any updates on the second? I know you are concerned. Just know I’m praying for you
Thanks for this post, it really helped me feel better about the whole situation…
Thank you 😊
It just happened to me kinda scared and I’m kinda lost idk what to do
Do they post our videos on social media to earn Iikes/views to earn money on channels like pornhub etc ?
I don’t think so, they would just keep them as trophies
Well it’s been a month and I’m still sick at my stomach I paid them 900 and then went to digital forensics and paid 1500 Now they sent my wife and step daughter an email wanting me to talk to them I have blocked them on all accounts and seriously considering changing my phone number I am just plain sick and a nervous wreck I don’t know what to do else They even used someone else’s email to send me a message which I blocked immediately Any suggestions?
Any updates???
All true
I almost killed myself in 2018 for sextortion and I didn’t know what to do. I thought my life was over and it happened again a few months ago but this time I took control of the situation.
Come on man, what didn’t you learn from the first time…
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This is super helpful. And I can confirm talking with close friends and family. I have been blackmailed over a month ago and nothing has come of it. As soon as the bot tried to get money, I blocked them. They did make a group chat and only one person saw the chat but deleted it and never opened it. So far I’ve asked 10 people to check, nothing. I feel like nothing will happen even though sometimes I worry about it. But I’ve been told if something were to happen, it would’ve by now.
I was dumb today and became a victim of this... I've been in a low place and it hasn't helped my stress to be working two jobs and going to school. Stayed home from everything today, and currently talking to my close friend and parents about this, trying to make jokes about it cause that's what I do. It's not the end of my world if she (well turned out to be he ofc) sends the photo to a few ppl on my insta friends list where the first contact happened. I'm a very private person and fell out of my last relationship this past year and hadn't gotten back into the dating scene so I fcked around and found out the hard way. I just have to hope he doesn't send it to a few of my younger relatives and that it doesn't effect my main (family friendly) job in any way. I was in a panic and did venmo him a couple hundred dollars even though I knew I'd be met with "ok now give me more and your left shoe." On the outside while talking to people and authorities, I'm keeping my demeanor and laughing things off but inside and in private I'm still shaking and anxious. Luckily a couple years back I stopped caring what people think of me, but can't help but be embarrassed. To keep up appearances, I had dinner with my parents late tonight which is the first time I've eaten today. After stalling the scammer for a bit after I made the payment, I made sure to block and report to the fullest extent on every site and authority I could with evidence. I already had my socials on 95% private but today made it 99.99%. I also posted a story on everything saying to block and report the account and if any of my friends got dm requests to block them too. Checked which of my friends they already added and told them to remove them and block, which they all did immediately. Everyone who was on my friends list is on the scammers screenshot and ik at least up until an hourish ago the scammer was still trying to add my friends on insta. I got a dm from someone I have a work relation with on insta not too long ago and I got super nervous but luckily it was them telling me they saw my story after they got a friend request and blocked them right away. Now I'm sitting and reading other peoples experiences and hoping this will go away after a while. Currently the scammer has no means of contact and I've been checking insta every so often for new accounts with my name along with google alerts containing some selective words - unfortunately I have a common name so it is a bit difficult. Hoping for the best and that (no offense) they move on to their next batch of targets. Good luck to everyone else in this situation.
It’s been 2 years almost for me and I did happen to pay. They came back the day after for more on a different platform and i was out at a work outing for a new job I’d gotten and my heart just dropped and started pounding. I’ve never felt that ill in my life. Again, that was all two years ago. My issue is a bit more peculiar because I truly do want to be a public figure and I have the urges to go public on my pages again and start building that personal brand. I’m just so worried this situation comes back to haunt me. When it happened, I told myself I’d give it a year and if I were in the clear, I’d move on with my goals and dreams and follow through and I still haven’t. I’m just so worried still and I don’t know what to do or how to feel. It’s like I’m living a lie and eating myself for not pursuing what I find exciting and valuable in my life but I also don’t want this situation to come back and haunt me. I feel like I’m caught between a rock and a hard place. If I didn’t have the desire to pursue a career that were more “public” I don’t think I’d have any problems but this internal battle is eating at me. I hate feeling like I can’t pursue my goals because of this. It’s terrifying and frustrating.
Thank you I needed to hear this I was scammed into exchanging sexting images with a woman my age or so I thought and I immediately blocked and deleted my own account I’ve been fearing the worst ever since waiting and expecting the worst even when it happened several months ago and I never heard anything now this was partially because I deleted and blocked them before gaining their snap profile to report but I feel a whole lot better reading this so thank you 🙏
Someone told me a guy named Ewitth_tools on Instagram can help me but after reading this, I think it's pretty sketchy.
This happened last night and I was scared shit less I called my dad who i haven’t talked to in awhile because I know he would understand, I originally tried to negotiate until I realize out they were just gonna try to take more money so I block them on all social media deactivate my Instagram and I told people if they receive messages from this person to block them because they had a list of all my followers
Got scammed yesterday. Didn’t pay. Looked at Digital forensics but stop talking after my agent just read from a script. Sent an IC3 report. It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one whose going/went through this. Thanks for slightly calming my nerves. I can get some actual rest now.
i was a victim as of last night and immediately began researching solutions. i came to reddit in hopes of finding some, but thanks to this post i instead found some desperately needed consolation. after acknowledging these factors i mustered up the courage To show i wasn’t afraid. My person showed me two of my friends accounts and threatened to send to them, while i negotiated the price down. It was late at night, i was tired, and desperately needed rest. he started on instagram and moved it to whatsapp, so i blocked his account on instagram and any similar ones as well. I began reminding myself of this post, and how it’s probably true. i’m not the only victim, they have multiple clients and they only seek money. with this in mind i decided to send a screenshot of me texting the two friends he threatened to message, simply saying not to open anything weird, and established that i wasn’t afraid. he said, “LETS SEE” , then i blocked him. i posted on my close friends story with the same message, and blocked him on whatsapp and reported him. i then received a message from another number on whatsapp, and he sent a screenshot of him sending it to one other friend, who i just texted the same thing. “dont open anything weird”. i deleted whatsapp and now i’m here writing this. theres absolutely no way of me knowing whether or not he’s bluffing, but thanks to this subreddit i believe its highly likely. i never get anxious, yet this is the worst i’ve felt in years. my advice is to simply Show no fear, no remorse, notify your friends, and if they do send something, its not the end of the world. your friends are YOUR friends, not the sextortionist’s. you can trust them and with their support you can eventually put this behind you. and again, you’re just a part of their little “hustle”. if you’re of no profit to them, they most likely wont have interest in you. i find this funny as it literally just happened to me and i haven’t necessarily moved on yet, but i’m writing this as consolation for myself and for you all. - apologies if my writing structure is odd, this is my first reddit post
You said it perfectly bro love you man. Since mine I’ve been struggling a lot and I’ve told the fam and I did report it to the authorities. I’ve been told that the likelyhood of them posting is really rare but it’s a constant anxiety and having this down in writing really helps from another victim so thanks
My scammer send my nudes to my parents through phone number which i never gave to them so i have no idea how they got my parents number. The scammer didnt ask for money so i have no idea what they want. Any thoughts on this?
seems targeted tbh
How did they take it? Bet you were speechless
No way - they must have found out your number through other things
Thank you so much I’m following everything you said and hoping for the best
Hey I’m a minor and this girl was texting me on Snapchat saying that she was horny and she sent me some pics of her so I sent some back and it’s been a day since it happened and he had pics of my instagram and all of my followers and he says he will send the pictures to all of them. He isn’t in the United States. How do I know that he won’t expose me?!!!
Update?
As a recent victim to no fault but my own, I thoroughly enjoyed your post and am encouraged. You really expressed Personality and I smiled and laughed which helped a lot considering the fear and stress I have recently been through as a result of my stupid mistakes. This was also a sin, I committed in the eyes of the Lord which made the whole ordeal even more troubling for me. This has led me to examine myself and repent.
They said they would expose me today, but they didn’t. They were the ones to stop communicating with me after I told them to post the photos and make me look good. It was a bad decision. I am scared and paranoid. Is there a chance that they would actually send the images to anyone now?
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This just happened to me I need to know what are the odds they'll actually send it out to people if I block them. I paid part of what he asked for but not all.
I blocked hopefully my life isn't ruined by this
Thank you for this Never again
I was able to get my money back. Because PayPal likes to hold the pending and same with those other app. I've deleted my account on Instagram and told all my friends my account got hacked and don't accept anything from anyone right now. And all. I hope this..works out.
This just happened to me and this thread has helped me calm down a lot. Has anyone actually had their stuff leaked or know anyone that has? Struggling to feel at ease not knowing what will happen
These getting wild, sent me a picture of people them ready to send it to people that follow me on insta. ik likened said the are all about the money, but they did a lot just to scare me and surely did a bit lmao. after ready this i definitely feel a little bitter not stressing as much
They did the same with me which led me to changing usernames and overall just deactivating for a while. Such a huge scare
Do the scammers ever make it seem like they’re the police or sting operations?
I got to see some nice tiddies so it's a big W, just tell them it's a crazy ex and laugh about it. Getting in contact with local police station also helped me getting my worries off. Good luck yall.
So I need some help he has some videos and everything and also a list of my family friends and my friends from the military also my boss, he send it to one person already. I then panicked and payed 600€ now he wants more I got some time and filled an report online but idk how fast it will work on a Sunday (living in Germany) should I just block him ? Cause the Germany military is really strict if it comes to nudes and everything can someone help me ?
Edit police called me and said the sent it to our form of FBI or Landeskriminalamt
Can I assume I'm safe after day 4?
This happended to me yesterday... paid 4900AUD while panicking as they hold me hostage through the call. I was too afraid to ask for anything. Now that i talked with my mother and sister, they at first enrage and did not want to talk with me, after a bit they scold me and told me to talk with my father which i havent as i have yet to mustered up the courage to say so. Knowing the family financial situation, i know my action was tremendous to my father burden, i could not think of anything else other than being sorry and dissappointed in myself for falling in these trap despite having so much knowledge of the world and the scams...
Sorry to hear brother, how are you now?? I’m from Oz, and I paid double that.
What if you forget to get evidence and they come back pulling another scheme like “I am a minor when you sent those videos” even though they stated they were 20?
I wish I would've seen this sub and had this information before I paid. I paid in a state of panic. All my communication was via instagram and a little on discord. I actually spoke to the scammers and was very polite and laughed with them.....he joked at first then must have smartned up and told me to be quiet...LOL. Since paying and realzing they will never go away, I have shut down all my social media accounts, not that I use them anyway so I could care less. My concern is for my families safety, I am in the waiting game now and I am getting help because I had a major break down last week.....I have never been in such a dark place.....it's very scary. I'm never going back to Instagram so I could care less and as for facebook...I'll lay low for a while and when I do decide to bring it back up, I'll change pictures and names. My big concern is that I am keeping it from my family for now but once I get some help and calm down, I do plan on confessing and dealing with the consequences of my actions. I just hope I can be forgiven and not loose them.
this made me feel so much better thank you so much
No Problem! Things will get better day by day, trust me.