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Crime Stoppers offering reward for information in local online dating extortion schemes
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCentral Ohio Crime Stoppers is warning area residents about an increase in reports of extortion...
Penn State athletes allegedly involved in sex extortion, federal investigation reveals
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoA federal investigation is ongoing into sexual extortion claims at Penn State, allegedly involving...
FBI warning: Violent online groups extorting minors to self-harm, produce child sex abuse material
WFXT via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe FBI is warning parents and local communities of violent online groups that are deliberately...
American in Colombia Was Lured to His Death on Dating App, Prosecutors Say, as 4 Suspects Charged
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFour suspects were arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping for extortion and aggravated...
Gay Men in Nigeria Targeted in Dating App Extortion Scheme
The Advocate· 1 year agoNigeria, where entering into a same-sex marriage carries a 14-year prison sentence, has become a...
Washington man held hostage, robbed at gunpoint and ordered to undress on first date gone wrong
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man had far from the perfect first date in Washington state when he was kidnapped and held at...
What is catfishing and what can you do if you are catfished?
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoCatfishing is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with...
Online crime cost Florida residents $844.9 million in 2022, FBI says, 2nd highest in U.S.
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBe careful what you click on. There are, in fact, many people waiting online to steal your money....
Online sex blackmailer who forced victim to abuse a seven-year-old jailed for 24 years
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn online sex blackmailer who subjected dozens of victims to “mental torture” – forcing them to film...
14-year-old from Chapin charged with sexual extortion under new ‘Gavin’s Law’
The State via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe South Carolina teen, who allegedly threatened to release doctored nude images of a female...