Consumer Protection and WA Police are raising the alarm after an increase in reports of teenagers and young people being targeted in scams. 7NEWS
posing as young people on social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram to dupe the teens into sharing the sensitive content.Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free onConsumer Protection and WA Police are raising the alarm after an increase in reports of teenagers and young people being targeted in the scams.
Then come the threats to post the intimate images on the internet and send them to people in the victim’s life unless money is paid.So far this year, Consumer Protection WA has received 15 “sextortion” reports with six victims losing a total of $2000. This is up from 47 reports, with three victims losing $1600 last year.
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