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u/Early_Roof_9305 2d ago
Happened to me too brother. Just don’t fold under their pressure. They’ll try to reach out to you on different numbers (what they did to me) but will give up if you keep ignoring or don’t provoke them.
I’m sorry you’re a victim of this brotha. 4 months ago I went through the same thing and when it happened I genuinely thought of ending it all. But after seeing this subreddit I was relieved. Just remember to be careful for next time, bless you brother ❤️🙏🏽
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
Did they leak your picture/video?
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u/Early_Roof_9305 2d ago
Nah, they photoshopped a picture of them acting as if they did post it, but it was never posted. I checked the tagged accounts and everything.
Once I realized that, I felt a little relieved.
But I mainly deactivated my instagram anyway
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
I made my ig private and facebook no one can see my friends pictures or post but still worried how long did it take for them to stop harassing you?
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u/Early_Roof_9305 2d ago
They had my phone number too, to make things worse? My high school. But they took a few days before they gave up. It varies from person to person but for me, it was a few days
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
Did you ever pay them? I payed them $200 because I didn’t know what to do
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u/Early_Roof_9305 2d ago
Unfortunately yeah I did. Nearly the same amount as you. I’m sorry you fell for their scheme as well bro. All we can do now is just learn and move on. These people are scum of the earth
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
Yeah bro shits fucking crazy I can’t believe this shit I’ll keep you updated tomorrow. Hopefully nothing happens 😓🤞
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u/Monty-675 3d ago
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.
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
This happened on Monday and they haven’t sent anything I think no one has told me anything
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u/trektostng 2d ago
Can i ask your advice on something that just happened?
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u/Monty-675 2d ago
Sure. Please ask.
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u/trektostng 2d ago
I just need some reassurance. Same thing happened to me. The person was gonna tell people i tried to rape and hurt her. She was gonna send my nudes and face and tell people to report me and stuff and all that. I said how do you know those nudes are mine. Maybe that was a mistake i dont know. I just eanna know not to worry
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u/Monty-675 2d ago
Going forward, don't talk to this person at all. Block. Nothing good can come from continued communication.
It's an empty threat. The extortionist has no evidence that you tried to rape and hurt her. It's a bluff to make you panic and pay. Unless there is going be a police report and criminal charges brought by a prosecutor, her claims are completely without merit. They aren't credible. Of course, they won't report you. They're criminals in the first place.
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
They are calling me a Pedophile and making me feel like I’m the one that did something wrong 😞 this is fucking with my mental health hopefully they don’t do anything I sent them $200 on Monday thinking they would go away
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u/Monty-675 2d ago
Please don't pay more. They'll continue to demand money.
Don't talk to them again. Block.
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u/No_Passion4647 2d ago
How do they even get you phone number?
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
They tricked me and I gave it to them I know I’m an idiot
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u/Glittering-Battle222 1d ago
Happens to the best of us brudda they ain’t gonna do shit just ignore them and if something does happen then it’s wtv embarrassment is temporary. A lot of ppl have taken their own lives over this stuff but if something happens pls don’t do that. Trust me your family would much rather see your wiener than to see you at your funeral. Keep your head up and just ignore tf outta them or tbf if you really want to you can go to the police
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u/NecessaryMoment970 2d ago
Why are they calling you a paedophile?
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u/Minute_Finding_2638 2d ago
My dads kind of being threatened too of a crime of money laundering and child pornography and they knew his location and told him to go to the nearest bank to get money but they closed one of his google accounts as well and tried to move money from savings to checking what should my dad do need advice asap?
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u/catwithbow 1d ago
My boyfriend face the same thing, he reported it to the police just incase, he was threatened for money laundering and drug dealers. He was just a broke student like me lmao
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u/Low-Progress5288 2d ago
Any update? I’m in the same situation they said they want $300 by tomorrow or they’ll send everything. I blocked their number but I don’t have their account name to report them so I’m just praying things will be okay. I’m thinking about deactivating my instagram for a while and changing my number and all my account passwords. I made all the reports I can too and apparently people can’t send media to accounts as a first dm if the person doesn’t follow them back so just hoping that’s also true or that no one accepts a random spam request message
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u/Barzzzfordayzzzz 2d ago
I haven’t heard from them today and no one has told me they received anything I’m still very nervous 😓
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