StatisticsNationwide, the FBI recorded a 463% increase in sextortion complaints from 2021 to 2022. The current jump in sextortion reports is related to a new version: financial sextortion. In a financial sextortion, a stranger reaches out to a victim online via game or app. Financial sextortion can cause severe emotional distress and can lead to depression or suicide in children. Compared to traditional sextortion, perpetrators of financial sextortion tend to be located internationally (often in Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, and the Philippines).

Source: ABC News April 07, 2023 21:36 UTC