It is also a crime affecting both men and women alike.Īlthough this scam is especially heinous against teens, it happens to men and women of all ages across a multitude of platforms. Although your first instinct might be to assume Abed was foolish for falling for such a trick, sextortion happens more often than you might think. and decided abed by playing it during the skype call. It is likely that the man got the video from a pornography website. Shortly after the skype call, a man contacted Abed and blackmailed him for over 6,000 dollars (5,000 euros). It turns out that abed was being catfished the whole time. He was told that he was recorded and the video would be sent to all of his friends and family. Once it was all over, Abed was contacted shortly after. Once there, the sexually charged conversation continued then escalated, then climaxed. They engaged in a racy conversation and moved the interaction to Skype. After they became Facebook friends, they began messaging. A young man from Palestine (we will call him “Abed”), living abroad added a stranger on Facebook, per her friend request. One example of this was covered by BBC news. And worse, what if they threatened to send the video to each of your relatives on social media unless you do a favor for them? This favor could be sending the money, or even more pictures. I’m imagining a situation where a stranger has sexually explicit videos and images of you.
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