FBI warns families of sextortion, growing threat targeting teen boys in Philadelphia
Sextortion is on the rise in the Philadelphia area, and the FBI wants parents and teens to be aware of the crime.
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Sextortion is on the rise in the Philadelphia area, and the FBI wants parents and teens to be aware of the crime.
Sextortion is on the rise in the Philadelphia area, and the FBI wants parents and teens to be aware of the crime, which involves explicit photos and blackmailing. Investigative reporter Liz Crawford explains.
According to the FBI, an online crime they're calling "sextortion" is on the rise in the Philadelphia area.
In the Philadelphia area, there's been a nearly 700% increase in the number of sextortion complaints from 2021 to 2022, however, FBI Philadelphia did not release specific numbers.
If young people are being exploited, they are the victim of a crime and should report it. Contact your local FBI field office, call 1-800-CALL-FBI, or report it online at tips.fbi.gov.
The FBI wants parents and caregivers to be aware of this scam and know that there are resources available to minors and families who might be caught up in a sextortion scam and that there are tools that can help kids remove their sexually explicit images from the internet.
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