Sextortion Scam

• OPP warn of ‘sextortion’ scam after Middlesex resident conned out of $4,000

  Although the victim had not shared intimate images with the scammer, police say they were blackmailed after being made to believe that images had been captured by their phone.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2022
  
• Guelph man lost $1,000 in ‘sextortion’ scam, police say

  Guelph police say a man lost $1,000 in a sextortion scam after sharing naked photos of himself to someone he met online through a popular dating website.

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2022
  
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• Police in B.C.’s Southern Interior issue warning of sextortion scams

  Police said as the online romantic relationship grows, the unsuspecting victim is encouraged to send explicit photographs or video of themselves.

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2021
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• ‘Sextortion’ scam cases reported in Peterborough County: OPP

  OPP say the scam asks victims to send sexually explicit photographs of themselves, at which point the scammers demand money for not exposing the images.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2020
• 12-year-old girl falls victim to ‘sextortion’ scam in Yarmouth: RCMP

  Police said the 12-year-old victim had been chatting on a social media platform with someone she did not know. 

  Crime

  Jul 29, 2019
• Extortion cases increased 170% from 2012 to 2018 in Canada: StatCan

  Police-reported cases of extortion have exploded in Canada rising by roughly 170 per cent from 2012 to 2018. Digital crimes like "sextortion" are helping fuel the rise.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2019
• N.S. RCMP investigating after teen’s photos fall prey to ‘sextortion’ scam

  A parent told Nova Scotia RCMP that their daughter had been threatened by someone she met online.

  Crime

  Jul 4, 2019
• N.S. high school student falls victim to sextortion scam

  Nova Scotia RCMP say they were notified by high school administration on Tuesday that nude photos of a student were being circulated.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2019
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• Bitcoin bomb threats believed to be sent by perpetrators of ‘sextortion’ scam: experts

  Security experts believe Thursday's emailed bomb threats can be traced back to the same group responsible for the "sextortion" scam this past October.

  Consumer

  Dec 14, 2018
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• Sextortion scam uses old passwords to extort money from victims

  "They are taking old password databases that may have been leaked six, seven, or ten years ago," said security expert Chester Wisniewski.

  Consumer

  Sep 11, 2018