Detailed manuals and video guides for committing sextortion are easily accessible online, as criminals offer specialized tuition on platforms like TikTok and YouTube.
Adam Priestley of the NCA highlighted the alarming presence of tutorials on YouTube that instruct would-be criminals on how to blackmail their victims, including methods for targeting schools.
A comprehensive 80-page guide discovered on Telegram, purportedly authored by an experienced perpetrator, contains extensive advice on executing sextortion, including how to create fake profiles and exploit victims.
The availability of these guides illustrates a growing concern regarding online criminality and the targeting of vulnerable teenagers, with explicit instructions for manipulating and threatening victims.
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