Scammers blackmailing people over webcam footage or photographs. Sometimes referred to as "sextortion". Your first port of call should be www.blackmailscams.com for the steps needed.
What name did the scammer use?: Mara Ling, Krestel Leighton
How old did the scammer say they were?: 23
What site/app did you first meet the scammer on? Please provide a link if possible.: FB Mara02222
Who made the first contact?: They contacted me first.
If they asked you to leave the site/app and go elsewhere, where did they take you?: Facebook messenger
Any other social media profile links used by the scammer.: hFB maxene.bae.3
How much money did they demand?: N/a
Name you were told to send the money to.: N/a
What country/city were you told to send the money to?: N/a
How were you to send the money ?: N/a
What steps, if any, have you already taken to block the scammer?: I have already blocked them on facebook and facebook messenger. I have also temporarily deactivated my facebook account.
Are there any other details you wish to share? Anything you say may help prevent someone else from being scammed.: I was contacted last Thursday by Mara Ling (facebook link shared). She a few mutual friends so I added her. She messaged me first to video chat on facebook messenger and I agreed.
Things escalated sexually very quickly and before you know it, "she" had recorded a video of me m***urbating and threatened to send it to my facebook friends and family unless I paid her. I quickly blocked her on both facebook and messenger. I did not send her any money.
However, another account under the name of Krestel Leighton tried to friend me and sent a message to me threatening to send my "scandal video" to my friends and family. This same account DID send the video to my mother's account and my sister's account.
I told them about the situation and had both of them block both the "Mara Ling" and "Krestel Leighton" profiles on Facebook. The first three images I have uploaded are from the "Mara Ling" account.
The last image is from the "Krestel Leighton" profile. I have screenshots of the Facebook messenger exchange along with the threats made. I can send those through email if needed. = About Mara Ling CURRENT CITY AND HOMETOWN