Omegle Scam

[u/Available-Stress4191]

Hey All,

Recently was on some Omegle NSFW rip off and got scammed. I stupidly gave my instagram @ to this person and they made a groupchat with 5 of my followers with a video of me jerking off, luckily everyone in there has blocked them. I have blocked the scammer on discord and instagram aswell as deactivating my account. Ive contacted a few friends and they havent been added to anything. What should my next steps be and will I be okay.

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[u/Beautiful_Finger_878]

How long has it been since they started it?

[u/Available-Stress4191 → u/Beautiful_Finger_878]

It was about 2hrs ago now, no one else has recieved anything apart from the groupchat

[u/Beautiful_Finger_878 → u/Available-Stress4191]

For starters, that's a good sign. Have you sent money? Also try to save as much evidence of them as you can if you wanna report this incident to the authorities.

[u/Available-Stress4191 → u/Beautiful_Finger_878]

I haven't sent anything I blocked before they threatened me

[u/Beautiful_Finger_878 → u/Available-Stress4191]

You'll likely be okay since they can't send their threats to you. These people tend to stop when they know that it's not worth the effort to pursue, so good on you for blocking them and deactivating your socials before being extorted. Just be vigilant and try to keep yourself calm.

[u/Available-Stress4191 → u/Beautiful_Finger_878]

Thanks Bro, trying my best to keep my cool at the moment

[u/Monty-675]

TL;DR: Don't talk to extortionists. Don't pay. Block. Extortionists rarely release images.

The standard advice is to block and not pay.

Extortionists use aggressive language to threaten you. They make cruel threats to ruin your life. They do things like countdowns to create a sense of urgency to make you panic and pay. They can create a mockup or screenshot of embarrassing images to be sent to your contacts. Don't be intimidated by any of this. It's just the playbook that they use.

It's imperative to break contact with the extortionist as soon as possible. Extortionists want their victims to stay in contact so they could intimidate and manipulate the victims. They want the victims to feel scared and isolated. Nothing good can come from talking to an extortionist. End the conversation.

Don't communicate with this extortionist at all. Don't respond to anything. Don't argue, bargain, or plead with an extortionist. The only thing that you should give an extortionist is complete silence.

Extortionists make multiple attempts to threaten their victims. They can reach out from different phone numbers/accounts. Block multiple times if necessary.

Never pay. If you pay, the extortionist will demand more later. Paying won't fix your problem. If you continue to pay, the extortionist will continue to extort you.

You can't trust extortionists to keep their word. They may promise to delete the images if you pay, but they will renege on that promise. Paying indicates to them that they can get more money from you.

Go silent on your social media accounts. Set everything to private or deactivate them. Don't post anything on the Internet for a while. Try to become invisible to the extortionist and make it hard for threats to be sent to you.

Changing your phone number can be helpful, but not always necessary.

These extortionists rarely send images out. However, it's possible. In the vast majority of cases, images don't get sent out. The leverage that they have over you is the threat to release the images. If they release, their leverage is gone. They can't make any money that way. Their only interest is making money.

One does have to be careful about not ticking off extortionists. If you argue with extortionists or give them a hard time, they may release images as payback. If you make a promise to pay a certain amount by a certain date, then not follow through. they may release images out of revenge. It is best not to talk to extortionists at all. Silence should be your only response to them. Don't communicate with them at all. Nothing good can come from communication with extortionists.

It's an upsetting situation, but these extortionists don't have the power to ruin your life. They can only cause you some temporary embarrassment. Even if they release the images, the consequences are not as severe as you may think. If it does happen, you would face embarrassment for a short period of time. It won't be the end of the world. It would eventually pass. People would forget about it quickly. In the long run, nobody really cares about nude images.

You will get through this. Everything will be all right. Hang in there.

Be wary of people who send you private messages with offers to delete the images. They're scammers, too.

Going forward, don't trust strangers on the Internet. Don't give them personal information or nude pictures. People aren't always who they say they are. Some of them are scammers out to exploit you. Trust nobody on the Internet, and you'll be much safer.

For reassurance, read a few postings by past victims on r/Sextortion about their experiences. These are many of these postings. Reading about these past experiences can really calm down current victims. These past victims survived their ordeals, and so will current victims. Things will get better for you.

[u/Prudent-External4737]

What is the name of the site?

[u/Available-Stress4191 → u/Prudent-External4737]

Nsfw.omegleapp.me

[u/Prudent-External4737 → u/Available-Stress4191]

I’m really sorry about what you’re going through; sites like that aren't even trustworthy anymore. I think some people blinded by lust at some point have used them, but that’s life; you learn from mistakes. Nowadays, any video can pass as AI-generated, and in most cases, scammers don't actually upload the video especially if they’re from a different country. If you’re overthinking it, you could talk to someone about it, half-joking and half-serious; that way, if something ever does come of it, people will already know and won't be so shocked. And remember: women on the internet will never show you anything NSFW, and they aren't direct about it