As discussed in a previous post about phenomenology of sextortion and its hybrid forms, terminology and defining sextortion faces some challenges. First of all, sextortion is often referred to by media but might be something else entirely such as revenge porn (which means someone you know published very intimate pictures or videos of you to … Continue reading I show your mine, if you show me yours – sextortion and webcam blackmail.

By Diana Selck "How can this have happened, the man that i had got to know over the last few months was so caring, cried when watching sad films, was deeply troubled by the death of the soldiers who were killed or injured alongside him!!!" (#Anonym1) Becoming victim of online romance scam is not just … Continue reading Why cyber grooming is not so different to the process of ‘hooking on’​ victims of online romance scam