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"I was kind of nervous about it, that it's not something that I'm used to," he said. "One is known as the Yahoo Boys, and they're based out of Nigeria," she said."But we also are seeing call centres being weaponised in the evening in places like Manila or Delhi. You can collect some information about that person, whether it's their profile or the URL or what platform you're on," Commander Cameron said."You can report it to the platform, and they can block the accounts.
- ▪"I was kind of nervous about it, that it's not something that I'm used to," he said.
- ▪"One is known as the Yahoo Boys, and they're based out of Nigeria," she said."But we also are seeing call centres being weaponised in the evening in places like Manila or Delhi.
- ▪You can collect some information about that person, whether it's their profile or the URL or what platform you're on," Commander Cameron said."You can report it to the platform, and they can block the accounts.
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Young male victims of sextortion share their experienceBy BTN High reporter Wren GillettTopic:Scams and FraudPosted Sun 26 Jul 2026 at 2:04pmSun 26 Jul 2026 at 2:04pmSun 26 Jul 2026 at 2:04pmJack, who is from the UK, was the victim of a sextortion scam in 2024. (BTN High)abc.net.au/news/young-sextortion-victims-speak-out-on-scam/106948972Link copiedShareShare articleJack thought he'd met a potential date on Hinge. Turns out he'd matched with his blackmailer."I matched with this woman on Hinge and pretty quickly she asked to move over to Instagram," Jack said of the exchange in 2024.The conversation shifted from Hinge to Instagram. (Supplied/BTN High)After a few basic questions, the conversation took a turn.Messages exchanged between Jack and the blackmailer.
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