The FBI is drawing attention to an upsurge in an online scam that's led some young victims to kill themselves. Under the "financially motivated sextortion schemes," criminals pose on social media ...

US federal prosecutors say that Kassi and a group of three accomplices were all arrested in Côte d’Ivoire, charged for their ...

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported over 34,000 sextortion victims in 2023, rising to more than 54,000 last year, with financial losses totaling nearly $65 million over the ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrest of 22 Nigerians allegedly involved in a sextortion ring blamed for the suicides of more than 20 teenagers across the United ...

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), reports of sextortion jumped from 34,000 cases in 2022 to more than 54,000 in 2023, resulting in nearly $65 million in financial ...

And the problem is on the rise in a big way. From October 2024 to March 2025, the FBI reported a 30% increase in sextortion-related tips submitted to its National Threat Operations Center ...

The FBI, along with law enforcement in Canada, Australia, and Nigeria, carried out Operation Artemis, targeting sextortion schemes that have led to over 20 teen suicides in the U.S. since 2021.

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FBI officials in Cincinnati are issuing a warning over the increase in sextortion cases around the United States.The crime refers to when someone gets a sexually explicit photo and threatens to ...

ST. LOUIS — A global scheme putting kids at risk is being addressed by the FBI in the greater St. Louis area. Federal authorities call sextortion a crime on the rise. They say that more than 20 ...

The arrests were made during Operation Artemis, a first-of-its-kind global operation carried out in collaboration with law enforcement agencies from Nigeria, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.