PSA: Financial Sextortion is a Crime (Vertical Format)
FBI public service announcement about financially motivated sextortion urges targets of the online extortion scheme to cut off contact and report interactions to tips.fbi.gov.
Video Transcript
[ominous music]
Title slides:
You just met someone online.
They're not always who they say they are.
But this isn't your typical catfish.
Sextortion can happen to anyone.
There are people who can help. Tell a trusted adult or report it to tips.fbi.gov
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