Scammers often rely on fear to steal your hard-earned money. No matter the scam, whether it's a Microsoft call scam or government impersonation, they all attempt to scare you by claiming that ...

For many parents, the top concern they have for their children is for them to get abducted or go missing. But a much more likely danger can be happening right inside their homes. Sextortion is a ...

Sextortion occurs when a predator using a fake or hacked account engages in a sexual conversation with you online and then blackmails you, often with nude photos you exchanged or sexually explicit ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - It’s one of the fastest-growing online crimes, and the victims are getting younger every year. Sextortion crimes are when predators trick or coerce children into sending explicit ...

A sextortion scam targeting emails is underway nationwide, in an attempt to coerce payments using threats of embarrassment, according to New York State Police. How does the sextortion scam work?

If you or someone you know is dealing with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text "Hopeline" to the National Crisis Text Line at 741-741. Sextortion isn't a ...

Meta on Thursday unveiled a series of steps it’s taking to protect young people on its Instagram platform against “financial sextortion.” Sexual extortion is a form of blackmail when someone threatens ...

Parents need to understand how sextortion targets kids and teens, then talk to their children about it. Credit: Mashable Composite; fotostorm / E+ / MASTER / Moment / Aleksandr Zubkov / Getty Parents ...

Years before dazzling NBA fans, Sixers rookie Jared McCain built a big following on social media by posting videos of his infectiously upbeat dance moves. With millions of followers on Instagram and ...

HSI Charlotte has partnered with state Rep. Brandon Guffey, R-York, and Amanda Whittle, director of the S.C. Department of Children’s Advocacy, to combat online child sextortion. Department of Justice ...