Overview

• A 17-year-old Michigan high school football player committed suicide after being sexually extorted on Instagram by Nigerian scammers posing as a woman.
• Three Nigerian men hacked Instagram accounts and extorted over 100 young men, including demanding money from the teen and threatening to share explicit images if he did not pay.
• The teen's family is speaking out to warn other parents and teens about the risks of sextortion and urge them to be vigilant monitoring social media activity and report issues to law enforcement immediately.
• Teenage boys across America are frequently targeted in sextortion scams on apps like Instagram where perpetrators pose as potential romantic partners.
• Victims of sextortion are encouraged to contact the FBI or local law enforcement right away. .