Fbi Warns Of Increase In Online Sextortion Schemes Targeting Young Boys
An increase in such incidents has led to FBI warnings aimed at “parents and caregivers” of young boys, particularly. An increasing number of reports received by the FBI include information that suggests that adults are posing as young girls to coerce young boys not only for personal pleasure but for monetary gains. This activity is defined as a sextortion scheme. Increasing Reports of Sextortion Targeting Young Boys Increasing reports are cropping up of adults posing as young girls online to attract young boys “to produce sexual images and videos,” otherwise known as CSAM abuse material, as well as later extorting money from them, the FBI said....