Crimewatch item on sextortion

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/40DhRnbN7b69gMkPqsJ1m0Q/sextortion

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Sextortion

Sextortion is a crime rapidly on the increase. Also known as ‘webcam blackmail’, it refers to criminals deceiving webcam users into unclothing and performing a sexual act.

This footage is recorded and then used to blackmail victims for money. It is an international, organised crime, making it difficult for the police to capture the criminals responsible.

British police believe the crime is growing but that the true numbers involved could be far higher than those reported due to the embarrassment that can be caused. The worse cases can be fatal – 17-year-old Daniel Perry from Dunfermline, took his own life in 2013, only an hour after being targeted.

Creator of website ‘Voices of Internet Crime, Speak Out!’ (VOIC.org.uk) and revenge porn victim Folami Prehaye, presents a report looking into the phenomenon of sextortion, which spans an unsuspecting victim’s story, advice from the Head of Cyber Intelligence at Interpol, footage of a globally organised crackdown and an exclusive interview with an undercover investigator at the National Crime Agency.