Coverage dated December 18, 2022 to December 19, 2022
Justice Department warns of dramatic increase in 'sextortion' schemes targeting boys
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(CNN) — At least 3,000 minors, mostly boys, have been […]
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a national public safety alert Monday warning Americans about an "explosion" in "sextortion" schemes.
At least 3,000 minors, primarily young boys, have been victims of sextortion over the past year, and the FBI is warning parents to teach their children about the dangers of sexploitation as winter breaks begin.
The FBI warned ahead of the Christmas holiday season that more than 3,000 minors, mostly boys, were targeted across the US in financial sextortion schemes in the last year.
