As sextortion grows, so does the prevalence of individuals or companies that charge a fee to retrieve explicit photos, and then may fail to do so.

It's such a prevalent secondary problem that the FBI has issued a warning about it, calling some assistance services "scams" and ... you can call or text the 988 suicide hotline.

Five Georgia and Alabama men have pleaded guilty to money laundering in connection with a Nigerian sextortion scheme that led ...

THE Philippines has seen a sharp decline in scam text messages, but scammers are now shifting tactics, with a dramatic rise in phone call fraud, a report by trust tech Gogolook, the developer of ...

I wasn’t sure this seemingly nuisance scam was worth writing about until two things happened. First, my son and one of my golfing buddies got the text message within a few days of each other.

Sextortion can lead to suicide and self-harm. Between October 2021 and March 2023, the majority of online financial extortion victims were boys. These reports involved at least 20 suicides ...

ABC11 warned you about this text scam when drivers in the Triangle got a text claiming to be from North Carolina Toll Services and threatened a late fee of $50 if you didn't pay the toll ...

Customers who receive a text about their toll fee should inspect it closely and make sure all links are valid and connected to RiverLink.com.RiverLink says scam text messages could include a link ...

For some mobile users, barely a day goes by without receiving a dodgy text. These scams, known as 'smishing', are popular tools for fraudsters and some are sneakier than others. Virgin Media O2 ...

CAROL HALL IS A LEAD ACCOUNT SPECIALIST FOR THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, AND SAYS THEY’RE WARNING THE PUBLIC ABOUT A TEXTING SCAM. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING TEXT MESSAGES LIKE ...

The scam targeting drivers with fake text messages from the Good To Go! toll payment system is seeing a spike, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Brian Hayes bhayes@ ...