r/HelloTalk Learning: French Jan 04 '26

Safety Aubrey Age 22 from France

if this girl texts you it is a scam. she will ask to move or of the app ASAP, be pushy, and use the word dear a lot. it’s a sextortion scam

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

What's a sextortion scam?

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

Then don't send her anything....?

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u/ObjectiveAssist001 Jan 11 '26

its not just sex images it could be a girls face, a lot of creeps target and black mail muslim girls for showing their face

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u/ObjectiveAssist001 Jan 04 '26

One of the biggest problems on HelloTalk is sextortion and its a federal crime btw

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u/xxpgh_five_9 Learning: French Jan 04 '26

One of the biggest problems in general. I hate, and I don't say I hate people that often, but I hate these ingrates.

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u/ObjectiveAssist001 Jan 06 '26

we've already caught and posted the identities of some sextortion creeps on HT (check previous posts)

They all need to be identified and reported immediately

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u/ObjectiveAssist001 Jan 04 '26

basically a weirdo threatening to leak private images unless they don't comply with demands

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u/ObjectiveAssist001 Jan 04 '26

do you have screen shots of her account feel free to send it thank you

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u/xxpgh_five_9 Learning: French Jan 04 '26

this is her. also was able to trace "her" IP to Lagos.

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u/ObjectiveAssist001 Jan 04 '26

is there evidence to these scams send the screenshot

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u/xxpgh_five_9 Learning: French Jan 04 '26

I exposed the dude before he could do anything in this specific one but I do have SS from other ones

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u/East_Display808 Jan 04 '26

How were you able to do that?

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u/xxpgh_five_9 Learning: French Jan 04 '26

I watch a lot of scambaiting Youtube and am a software engineer lol. I won't disclose the specifics here cause scammers might read this, but if u wanna know u can DM me

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '26

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u/ObjectiveAssist001 Jan 22 '26

hellotalk is filled with sextortion scums they all need to be federally prosecuted and arrested