North Vancouver RCMP is warning both teens and adults to be aware of ongoing online sexual extortions, while also excouraging parents to talk with their children about the dangers of these scams.

Officers from the detachment91裸聊视频檚 Youth Intervention Unit will be working with the North Vancouver school district on presentations about online social extortions and the dangers associated.

Const. Mansoor Sahak said that sextortion scams that are reported generally involve victims being coerced into sending money or sending sexually explicit images or videos of themselves. Those scams can take as little as 20 minutes.

91裸聊视频淐ommonly, males are targeted and deceived into believing they are communicating online with a female. Scammers create fake profiles on social media and dating websites, which they use to lure a person into performing sexual acts on camera.91裸聊视频�

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Sahak said the scammer records the session and will then threaten to the image or video to family, friends or others unless they receive money from the victim or additional sexual content.

He added the offenders will often share screen captures of the victim91裸聊视频檚 contacts or identifying information, such as their school or home address, so that the threat appears more credible. The victim is then scared into following through with the request.

RCMP say if you91裸聊视频檙e a victim of sexual extortion, immediately stop all communication and to deactivate 91裸聊视频� but don91裸聊视频檛 delete 91裸聊视频� any of the accounts you were communicating on. Then make a police report.

Police say to keep the correspondence and information such as the person91裸聊视频檚 username, account information and any images or videos that were sent. Don91裸聊视频檛 comply with the threat, but if you have sent money, check to see if it91裸聊视频檚 been collected. If it hasn91裸聊视频檛, cancel the payment.

When it comes to protecting yourself, RCMP say:

91裸聊视频� Recognize that livestreaming can be recorded and pre-recorded video can be livestreamed

91裸聊视频� Do not share intimate images or videos since you don91裸聊视频檛 have control over what someone else does with it

91裸聊视频� Familiarize yourself with social media privacy settings and consider limiting who has access to your information

91裸聊视频� Unless you know the person online, there is no what to confirm who is on the other end

91裸聊视频� On the internet, don91裸聊视频檛 give out personal information or information about your computer

91裸聊视频� Don91裸聊视频檛 open emails, files or links from people you don91裸聊视频檛 know or trust

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