Just to note I’m 17 and I should have not been doing any of this but I reported the fb account and blocked them on WhatsApp and everything. They do have a face pic of me but I’m scared there gonna post.

I want to share something that happened to me recently because I think people need to be aware of just how elaborate these scams can be. I was targeted by people impersonating a police officer and a girl’s father, and I ended up losing $1,500.
HOW IT STARTED
A while back, I matched with a girl on Tinder. We talked a little here and there, eventually exchanged phone numbers, and continued talking on and off for a while. Eventually, communication stopped for a few weeks.
Then, out of nowhere, she texted me again.
During our conversation, she asked how old I was, even though we had originally matched on Tinder, where my age was already visible. I told her my age and then asked how old she was. She said she was turning 18 the following month. By this point, though, I was already getting the feeling that something wasn’t right.
She then asked me a personal question. Since she had told me she wasn’t 18 yet, I told her I wasn’t going to answer that kind of question or have inappropriate conversations with her.
Later, she sent me a video and asked if I liked it. I felt uncomfortable, responded with “ummmm,” and asked when her birthday was. She told me November 21st. I remember responding, “November 21st? I thought you said you were turning 18 next month.” That’s when I noticed that her story wasn’t adding up.
At that point, I started getting suspicious. I remember thinking, “I know this is a scam, but I don’t know exactly what kind of scam it is.” I thought I could handle it.
I had no idea what was coming next.
THE FAKE POLICE OFFICER
Two days later, I received a phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer.
He explained that there was supposedly an investigation involving messages between me and the girl. He then had me explain my side of the situation.
The supposed officer told me that the girl’s mother was furious and wanted me arrested. He claimed that an adult at the girl’s school had discovered the messages and that the girl couldn’t return to school until she’d received therapy related to what had supposedly happened.
He also claimed that the mother wanted me arrested because, and I quote, “you being arrested would pay for the girl’s therapy so she could return to class.”
The supposed officer then told me that the father wanted to talk things out outside of law enforcement. He said I didn’t have to contact the father if I didn’t want to, but that I could if I wanted to try to work things out.
He then explained that once the phone was handed over to law enforcement and they went through her phone, if they found something they shouldn’t see, they would call me, tell me they had issued a warrant for my arrest, and tell me I needed to turn myself in.
Looking back, another thing that doesn’t make sense to me is that if this really involved an investigation with a minor, why was I being told to contact her father in the first place? I would expect law enforcement to handle an investigation and gather any evidence they needed through the proper procedures. Instead, I was being directed to speak with a parent outside of law enforcement. That should have been another red flag.
He then gave me the supposed father’s phone number.
THE FAKE FATHER
Being scared, I called the number, and the person who answered claimed to be the girl’s father.
He made it seem like he was going through her phone as we were speaking and made me believe I had done something wrong. He said he wanted to resolve the situation outside of the law, but that the mother was so angry she wanted me arrested. He also said he didn’t want this going on the news because he didn’t want people at his job and church finding out about it.
At this point, I was scared and believed I was dealing with a real situation. I was trying to cooperate and avoid getting arrested.
The supposed father started telling me that therapy and all the other bills would cost up to $3,500.
He told me that if I paid for her therapy and the other expenses, I had his word that he would make the whole situation go away and wouldn’t turn the phone over to law enforcement.
He made it feel like paying for the therapy and other expenses was completely my choice. He presented it as an opportunity to resolve the situation and keep me from going to jail.
While I was on the phone with him, he kept repeating that if I paid, her mother would see that I meant well and that I hadn’t meant to bother them. At the same time, he kept telling me that if the cops got her phone, I would be all over the news.
Looking back, I realize how he was using my fear against me. He kept the possibility of being arrested and publicly exposed on my mind throughout the conversation. He would bring up what could happen if the police got involved, then make paying for the expenses seem like a way to prevent it.
By repeatedly bringing up those frightening possibilities, he kept me focused on the situation and made it difficult for me to think clearly about what was happening.
HOW THEY GOT THE MONEY FROM ME AND HOW I REALIZED IT WAS A SCAM
He then started explaining how I could send money through Cash App. He walked me through sending payments in increments. I managed to send $200, but after that, the payments wouldn’t go through.
He then told me to withdraw money from my bank account. He told me I had 10 minutes to pull out the money and that he would call me back. He then hung up.
I withdrew approximately $1,300 and went to a Walgreens that had Western Union so I could send the money.
After that, they tried getting me to use my credit card through Western Union, Cash App, and PayPal. My credit card wouldn’t go through on any of those apps. They even had me go to an ATM to try to withdraw money using my credit card.
By this point, the banks were already closed.
The supposed father then told me that the following day I needed to take out a $2,700 loan. After telling me that, he hung up.
That’s when I finally stopped and pulled out the calculator on my phone.
I started doing the math and realized they had been trying to get approximately $4,200 out of me in total: the $200 through Cash App, approximately $1,300 through Western Union, and another $2,700 through the loan they wanted me to take out.
What really stood out to me was that he had originally told me the therapy and other expenses would cost up to $3,500. Now, when I added everything together, they were trying to get approximately $4,200. That was $700 more than what he originally told me.
To be clear, I did not lose $4,200. I lost $1,500 before I realized what was happening and stopped.
I remember thinking to myself:
“I thought Western Union only charged around $24 for a transaction fee to send this money. Why am I being asked to come up with $4,200?”
That’s when I started putting the puzzle pieces together.
Something wasn’t right. The numbers weren’t making sense, and I started questioning the entire situation.
I eventually called someone I trusted and explained what was happening. They told me I had been scammed.
They then contacted the police, and I provided the officer with as much information as I could remember and share. I was still extremely shaken up by everything that had just happened.
I also had a real police officer explain how warrants actually work. He explained that getting and carrying out an arrest warrant involves legal procedures. An officer can’t use the threat of a warrant over the phone to pressure someone into making a private payment. Paying someone privately isn’t how you resolve a warrant.
The officer explained it to me this way: “We don’t just call you and tell you that you have a warrant out for your arrest. We just show up because I want you to be there when I get there.”
That conversation helped me understand just how much of what the scammers told me was made up.
In the end, I lost $1,500:
● $200 through Cash App.
● Approximately $1,300 through Western Union.
Thankfully, I stopped before taking out the additional $2,700 loan they wanted me to get.
WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS
These scammers can be extremely convincing. They use fear, pressure, and the threat of arrest to make you feel like you have no choice but to do what they say.
They make you believe that sending money is the only way to keep yourself out of trouble.
Looking back, there were warning signs, but when you’re scared and someone is claiming to be a police officer, it’s not always easy to think clearly.
Please, if something like this happens to you, take a step back and breathe. Don’t send money. Don’t let someone pressure you into making financial decisions under pressure.
Contact your local police department using an official phone number and speak to someone you trust. You should also report the scam to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at https://www.ic3.gov. Include as much information as possible, such as phone numbers, messages, payment details, receipts, and any other information you have about the people involved.
A supposed police officer giving you an angry parent’s phone number and suggesting you resolve a threatened arrest privately should be a major red flag. That is not how a legitimate investigation should be handled.
I worked hard for the $1,500 I lost, and I know other people work just as hard for their money. If sharing what happened to me prevents even one person from losing theirs, then telling my story is worth it. I don’t want someone else to go through what I went through. These scams are real, and they can happen to anyone.

Hey yall happened to me through TT. “Woman in her twenties” they have my workplace,number and address. I almost sent money but did not. I blocked the multiple numbers and emails they tried contacting me from. Said they would send it to my family and workplace, but since last night I haven’t heard from them. Currently extremely anxious. Thanks for the support guys, even reading through the older posts makes me feel a lot better.

Someone messaged me on sessions offering free sexting/video if I would promote them on Reddit. I know it has got to be some kind of scam, but I don't understand what it could be. Any ideas?

Welp I’ve been hit with the consequences of my actions. While thinking with the wrong head I messaged a “woman” claiming to be twenty one they had me message them on telegram, send intimate photos, then threaten to post those photos with a story that I was messaging a minor. I’ve paid into the blackmail and promised to pay more. I read here that because I promised to pay more on a later date that increases the likelihood of them releasing the photos after I block them what should I do?
Forgot some important details I reported initial transactions on IC3 and plan to go to my local sheriff office in the event that post is made I hopefully don’t have to worry about these claims being taken seriously.

Its freaking me out. They added me on Instagram and suddenly wanted my number on WhatsApp.i stupidly accepted video call and showed my face but then quickly ended the call because I had a feeling it was some prank.

They made vid of my face and then of some other person (who isn't me) stroking his genitals.

I'm soo freaked out right now.

Hi there

I am an uncle to an amazing niece (age 14), I've just been told that by my sister, that she has become a victim of sextortion, and my righteous heart wants me to find the culprit and have "a word", no violence, doesn't do any justice anyways, but the more information I could provide the local police the better, is it possible that someone can tell me what is best to do besides going through police?

I need help I’m being sextortioned currently and the person has my dads and two friends accounts. They screen recorded a video call where I was doing stuff I was not supposed to. They then hung up and threatened to send it. I immediately blocked with no response at all. They then proceeded to make another account and make a groupchat with the accounts which I blocked and deleted evrything without a word. I’m very scared idk wt I will do if they sent the video I was planning on contacting my friend rn but they didn’t answer the msg and ion wanna bother w a call js so they can tell me if it was released or not.

I've deleted the burner account and disconnected the number im using, will my other account be good????? pls im Getting paranoid

I don’t know if this is the right subreddit for this but I was texting this guy on telegram and he kept saying I was a scammer and asking me for more pics of myself to prove I’m not. I sent him a picture of my bare butt and my face (seperate pictures) twice . Along with my legs fully clothed. I know this is stupid but I realized that he was probably just calling me a scammer to get me to send more pics. I met him on of those chat with strangers websites and he asked me to make a telegram to text him. Then I saw other texts he sent on the website in random groups and he was advertising what I can only assume to be csam, saying “buy my tele“. Now im scared that I’m gonna be a part of the csam he’s selling. I sent the photos as view once but Idk if telegram has screenshot prevention and I know he could’ve had a second screen as well. I’m so scared and I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to be in someone’s csam folder. Is there anything I can do?

Pls dont judge me i know its also my fault, i just need help lang po 😭😭. Someone message me on tg, wala ko matandaan na pinagbigyan ng tg ko so i think na random lang to since i also get sometimes spam acc, or mga random message pero naseen ko yung message nya tapos bigla ulet sya nagmessage and it caught my attention, he said nagssponsor daw sya sa mga babaeng gusto ng financial help. Idk if He’s a foreigner pero base sa account nya Philippine number nakaindicate dun di lang nakikita kung anong cp number since random lang na nagmessage. English sya magmessage and reply. Sabi nya matanda na raw sya 60+ na ganon and hirap na sya makahanap ng babae daw magsasatisfy sa kanya so nagssponsor nalang sya or babayaran nya yung mga girls kapalit daw ng nga nudes pic and videos na to pleasure him. Nagoffer sya dollar money and nagpapakita sya ng proofs ng mga nasponsoran nya per send, he also send laman ng bank wallet ganon. Tapos syempre ako na bobita that time need ko talaga ng money, wala pang tumatanggap sakin na trabaho kahit andami ko ng inaapplyan. Parang di ko na naisip na scam napaniwala nya talaga ko. First time ko po talaga gawin to di ko alam anong pumasok sa isip ko. So gumawa ako ng pics and vids na gusto nya. Andami nyang pinagawa. Then sabi ko okay na isesend nalang. Kinakabahan talaga ko kaya tinanong ko sya bakit yung nakaregister na acc is Philippines sabi nya last week nasa ph daw sya nagbakasyon. Sabi ko isesend ko kapag nagsend sya ng first payment tapos sinabi nya send daw muna dapat bago payment. Antagal bago ako nakapagdecide na isend yun. Nong sinend ko na i tell him isend nya na yung pera, okay daw pero nagsabi sya need nya daw id ko para sure na ako yung nasa bank details and para safe daw kung san nya isesend. Keso safe para alam nya na di malalaman yung privacy acc nya ganon. Naghehesitate na talaga ko non kasi wala sa usapan na magsesend id eh bigla nya ko hinanapan. Tapos dahil dito narin to, sinend ko id ko na expired na pero di yun valid id, pero syempre full name ko nakalagay dun. After ko isend blinock nya na ko agad. Tapos parang natulala nalang ako sa nangyari. Bigla kong naiyak. That whole day i was depressed andaming what ifs. Natawa nalang ako sa nangyari sakin. After days may nakita ulet akong message, he unblock me and message me ulet, and dun nya na ko inistart na iblackmail, keso may ipapagawa sya sakin kapalit das ng dignidad ko, idedelete nya daw kapag ganto ganyan. Nalaman nya rin soc meds ko minemessage nya ko sa messenger tapos profile nya yung nude pic ko na tinakpan nya lang yung nude part. Takot na takot ako, everyday lagi ako kinakabahan, alam nya na rin acc ng family ko sa fb. Di ko na alam gagawin ko, nadedepress ako may time gusto ko nalang mawala, naglock ako ng profile tinanggal ko pics ko sa soc meds, blinock ko yung acc nya sa tg and sa mga soc meds na nagmessage sya sakin. Wala kong kaalam alam man lang sa kanya, di ko alam mukha or name nya. Alam ko kasalanan ko din to. Pero nagmamakaawa ako sa inyo i need help po, nadedepress na po ako. 😭😭

so yeah, just today, now i know why regret is at the eend, but they only got my burner IG and burner telegram. Im so scared, what can possibly happen to me. I'm getting threatened and it already posted on imgbb. haven't tell anyone, i feel so fucking guilty, especially for my mom.

i already delete chat history, and deleted contacts, also deleted my telegram account, and disconnected every account i have that used the number that thee scammer got. Is there any other things i can do? I'm just hoping for the best now...

i want to tell the person I trust the most (mom), but im so scared of what she'll think of me haha. I really really messed up this time.

What the title says, they're trying to say I talked to a minor, I told my contacts, they're now joking about it, pretty funny memes. I'm not scared anymore but fuck it sucks

I was in the process of exchanging videos on snapchat with someone from another subreddit. I sent a video that included my face and I’m committing a sexual act with a toy. He unadded me right after he viewed it and I didn’t see if he saved the video or not. I’m scared he saved it and is trying to find my info the blackmail me. Secondly I’m scared he’ll leak it on the internet. Do you guys think it’s more likely he’s just looking to get off to it for personal pleasure or does he have worse intentions in mind

I don't know what to do, somehow they found my insta where, actually I only have my friends and family there. But I'm fucking scared, They asked for money but automatically blocked me and deleted their account before I could say anything

I don’t know what to do. I encountered a scammer on Omegle, and we ended up talking on Telegram. He took a photo of my genitals and combined it with a screenshot of my face—which he captured from our Omegle chat—along with a link to my Instagram profile. He claimed that I had raped a ten-year-old girl to death, or something along those lines. I made a stupid mistake and paid him $80 after he demanded a large sum; I managed to convince him to wait a bit before I made the payment. Naturally, he demanded more. I told him I had to wait for my paycheck and asked him to wait three months for the next payment. However, just a week after this started, he is now demanding more money immediately. I told him I could pay him tomorrow and the day after—I did pay him previously, but the amounts are becoming way too high. I’m terrified that this could ruin my life; it would destroy my reputation among my peers (I’m in 11th grade). He’s demanding $20 by tomorrow and another $10 in two days. What should I do?

And he sent me this photo what does it mean?

In February I got caught sent money like a fool but I didn’t know until I told the police and found Reddit. So tonight I got a iMessage saying hello how are you. This was about 4 months of silence I thought I have got away. Has this happened to anyone else I don’t know if my video was leaked wqsing showing my front part just me standing up from behind.

For context, I have never uploaded any NSFW content on my profile. There is nothing to find. All I ever upload is just selfies or taking apart in normal subreddits so honestly, I don’t really know what they’re aiming to find here?

Has anybody experienced anything like this before? What should I do?

I messaged a girl on Instagram that followed me out of the blue a few months back. No contact until now and was drunk. Asked her age and she said she was 18 and a senior in high school, has pics on stories to back up the senior part. I got flirty and then she asked for money in exchange for videos. Sent money and dick pics, she sent a nude of what I assume is her. Then she said "can I ask you a question" before blocking me.

I'd usually say nbd but is there a chance she was a scammer or real and embossed or real and lying about her age and can I get convicted for all this if she contacts the police?

I've deleted all photos but I'm freaking out.

I’ve been lonely. Thought I’d find an outlet. It’s a nightmare and has brought up dark thoughts all over again. I am well aware of what mistakes I made

Met someone on an app. Moved to telegram. Chat turned sexual, with an invitation to get on video call. Was drunk. Called them. My face was shown on screen, albeit mostly in the dark, for a moment while I messed with the settings. I then showed my thing. Call immediately ended and the demands started

In my fear, I took a loan and complied with their demand for PHP5,000. They deleted the recording on videocall, but then demanded another PHP15,000 to delete it from the recycle bin. They’ve shown screenshots of my Facebook profile, as well as the list of friends who reacted to a photo of mine. It has since been deactivated though I imagine it won’t make a difference since they already have the names. Showed me my IG profile too, though that has always been private so my following/follower list was never visible.

I decided to stop responding. They’re still blowing up my phone. Offering to delete it for half of the 15k, then the other half once its deleted. And then back to 5k

I’ve stopped responding but keep the chat up to gather evidence. Their last message is “can we settle this pls ill delete all promise”. I don’t trust their promise and I’m not sending another cent.

What are the chances it actually leaks? I’m intoxicated and seriously afraid for my reputation, and what my darkening thoughts will lead me to do so I can’t make a fair assessment.

Will they actually follow through with their threats? Or will they move on?

A Filo in the Philippines if that helps any

Last night on my NSFW burner profile I messaged someone looking to chat, like I’ve done before. Other times have been genuine people, and it was only a 1 time sexting fling.

I messaged this person last night and sent them a private photo like they requested to assist with their play time. They asked me to add them on telegram and I did so.

I thought I did take precautions and have my contact details and name hidden on telegram but obviously not well enough.

They invited me to make a FaceTime call, which I did push back on, however I did accept the call link but no contact was actually made. I then sent him another photo of myself and asked them to share a photo of themselves.

I mentioned I couldn’t really do much as my other half was sleeping, and then they sent a threatening photo with them using my name my phone number and the two pictures I had sent them stating that they were gonna send this to my friends and make a social media post about me.

I didn’t even take a screenshot of that message. I immediately blocked them and after doublechecking my telegram settings I do feel like maybe they could see some contact information.

They messaged me on Reddit threatening that they would still release that message to my contact list as they could see that information.

I blocked them on Reddit and then went on my social media profiles and made sure that my tagged info, contact info and friend list was set to private. Only my friends could actually see my contact info, or my posts/ pics.

Maybe 10 minutes later I received a text message from Facebook with the password reset code and then I went into the settings and made sure I had two factor authentication set.

This all happens about 12 hours ago and I haven’t had any reason to believe that anything has happened. However, it has definitely shaken me up.

I thought about sharing the threatening message from Reddit with their name visible as others could see this profile as a warning to others, but then I realised that maybe they too also monitor this subreddit for screenshots for further contact/ threats, so I thought better of it.

I have no idea if anything will be posted, but regardless this is a big F*ing wake-up call to wise up.

Stay safe everyone