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Sextortion and intimate-image threats

Real or fabricated intimate images are used for threats; payment does not guarantee deletion.

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Two people talking across a table with a laptop in a cafe

If you have one minute

Pause, then verify independently.

Suddenly requests intimate images

Before paying

Decline strangers' intimate-image requests

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If you paid or shared details

Stop payments and further image sharing

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Start with these three signs

  • Suddenly requests intimate images
  • Threatens to send content to contacts
  • Demands continue after payment

How the situation unfolds

  1. Contact

    Dating messages, video invitations, or gaming chats.

  2. The lure

    Intimate contact followed by a pay-for-deletion demand.

  3. The demand and outcome

    Shame and fear drive repeated payments, sometimes followed by fraudulent paid-removal services.

Verify these things before paying

  1. Decline strangers' intimate-image requests
  2. Limit strangers' access to your contacts
  3. Avoid unknown private-chat software

Already engaged or paid?

  1. Stop payments and further image sharing
  2. Preserve threats, then report and block
  3. Seek police and trusted-person support

Contact your payment provider and local police promptly. The responsible institution must confirm whether a payment can be stopped, disputed or returned.

Keep these records

Threat messages
Extortion account
Payment destination
Incident timeline

Keep originals and organise working copies. Never give strangers verification codes, banking passwords, private keys or seed phrases.

Original references

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Publisher location：United States · EnglishOpen the original reference ↗https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/common-frauds-and-scams/sextortion/sextortion

This page summarises public prevention guidance to help recognise methods. It is not an enforcement conclusion about a particular incident. Check the source page for its original title. Procedures and reporting routes vary by jurisdiction. Compiled October 2026.

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