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Sextortion: when someone threatens to share your images
An online encounter, images exchanged, then a demand for money under threat of release. The scenario is industrialised, targets 14-30 year olds heavily, and the three-step answer is always the same.
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An online encounter, images exchanged, then a demand for money under threat of release. The scenario is industrialised, targets 14-30 year olds heavily, and the three-step answer is always the same.
The rule that never changes: do not pay, do not negotiate
A payment does not erase the images, it confirms you pay and the demand returns. The effective answer: cut contact, protect your accounts, report.
Official sources
Sources: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm); Cybertip.ca — image removal (https://www.cybertip.ca/en/). Checked September 20, 2026 — amounts, deadlines and fees are not reproduced here: confirm with the official source.
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