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'Sextortion guides' sold on social media.

'Sextortion guides' sold on social media.

'Sextortion guides' sold on social media.
29 May 2024

Criminals are selling guides on social media on how to carry out sextortion, BBC News has learned.

The guides show people how to pose as young women online, trick a victim into sending sexually explicit material and then blackmail them.

On Tuesday, Olamide Shanu appeared in court in London. He is believed to be part of a gang that made £2m from blackmailing adults and children online.

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