Teen's family fights for change after sextortion scam leads to death
Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect other families.
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Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect other families.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that four men in the Ivory Coast were arrested in connection with an international "sextortion" scheme that targeted minors, including a 17-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area who died by suicide.
Meta says it's rooted out 63,000 accounts from Nigeria that were attempting to target adult U.S. men with the financial scam.
The FBI's San Francisco office is warning the public against the growing threat of "sextortion" targeting minors, with suspects coercing them into creating and sending sexually explicit images or videos online.
The FBI's San Francisco office is warning the public against the growing threat of "sextortion" targeting minors, with suspects coercing them into creating and sending sexually explicit images or videos online. Interview with FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Tripp.
