According to the FBI, the s#xtortion scams have led to the suicides of more than 20 teenage boys in the United States since 2021.
The latest arrests were made as the result of Operation Artemis, a landmark collaborative effort involving law enforcement agencies from Nigeria, the US, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
The suspects were apprehended after almost two-year investigation into online sextortion rackets preying on teenage boys across social media platforms.
This was disclosed in a statement published on the FBI’s website.
The FBI noted that perpetrators posed as young women online, luring victims into sharing s#xually explicit images.
It added that once the perpetrators obtained the images, they used them to extort money from the victims under threat of public exposure.
“In many cases, even after payments were made, the threats continued—pushing some victims to tragic ends,” the statement added.
Speaking on the development, Special Agent Karen R., who coordinated the Bureau’s involvement, said: “This is not a victimless crime. These are real children suffering real consequences.”
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More of them should be arested, brunch of wicked people.
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DeleteThey should be dealt with
ReplyDeleteSo those ppl hoped to enjoy prosperity and abundance when the blood of innocent lives are on them. This is the lowest of the low
ReplyDeleteThey are so shameless and comfortable preying on young gullible children.
ReplyDeleteThey do this in Nigeria too, just that no justice system to fight for victims...more so, the victims are afraid to speak up, because they will get blamed and demonized...
ReplyDeleteThey should have listed the name of the individuals.
ReplyDeleteVery common nowadays.yahoo boys have blended this into their criminal activities
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