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Rexburg Police Lt. Ron Ball explains what parents need to know about sextortion and online scammers
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The FBI has seen a "huge" increase in the number of cases involving children and teens being threatened and coerced into sending sexually explicit images online.
Sextortion is happening everywhere and is becoming more common as social media platforms grow, according to Rexburg Police Lt. Ron Ball.
"There are people around the world that do nothing all day but sit in front of a computer and try to scam people," Ball tells EastIdahoNews.com. "They come up with some very elaborate types of scams and this happens to be one of them - sending nude pictures over the internet."
Ball says scammers spend their time "searching for victims" and don't care whether those people live in small towns, big cities or anywhere else.
"The only thing that matters to them is getting the money. They reach out to whoever is willing to talk with them and engage with them and then they trap you," Ball explains. "Once you send photos, you can never get them back. Whatever happens to them is out of your control and unfortunately, sometimes they do get posted. Once they're posted and enter the world of the internet, you can't get them back."
You can read the entire story at EastIdahoNews.com.
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