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FBI Warns About Sextortion Targeting Children and Teens
Parents are being warned about an increase in sextortion cases.
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Parents Urged to Talk to Children, Especially Teen Boys, About Risks of Online Sextortion
If you have kids, it is hard to know exactly what they are doing online. But it’s more important than ever to keep having conversations with them about online safety. The FBI recently issued a public safety alert regarding an explosion of financial sextortion incidents involving children and teens. NBC10 Boston talked to a man in his early 20s,...
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Baltimore Man Accused of Threatening, Extorting Mass. Victims Arrested on Federal Charges
A Maryland man is accused of threatening and extorting Massachusetts residents he met on a dating site. The office of U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins says 27-year-old Brandon Kane of Baltimore was arrested Thursday and charged with making extortionate threats in interstate commerce. Kane allegedly used a dating site to meet victims in eastern Massachusetts, making videos of them using...