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Old 30-04-2024, 10:16   #561
RichardCoulter
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Re: Online Safety Bill

An alert has gone out to teachers. There has been a recent rise in 'sextortion' cases.

Believed to be originating from abroad, mainly Africa, these people catfish people with nude pictures to get them to send theirs back. When they do, they threaten to send these pictures to their friends, family, work colleagues, neighbours etc unless more pictures are sent or a sum of money.

All ages and genders are affected, but most at risk are boys aged 14 to 18:
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov....out-sextortion

It wouldn't surprise me if this was the method used to get that MP to disclose the personal numbers of other MP's.

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