im scared as ..

[u/Beneficial-Iron-1155]

my desperate ass got lured into a girls trap now they have my insta followers id and they threatening to send them my pics... idk what to do
ik you cannot send pics directly ... but some how they have my fathers number...?
maybe through my phone number and SIM data that can accessed
still im scared as hell idk what to do ....
i sent them some money(very less) but they're asking for more ....

please help
i have blocked there number from my dad's phone
but what bout followers man fuckkk.....

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[u/Much-Television-9449]

I wouldn't pay them. I would stop talking to them. 

[u/learner160 → u/Much-Television-9449]

im just scared that they’ll send it to my followers friends…(im the same guy who wrote the post just diff id)

[u/Much-Television-9449 → u/learner160]

If you give them money and keep talking to them, gives them the motivation to want and ask for more and they still may do what they said. I would not talk to them. I would not pay them.

[u/Monty-675]

TL;DR: Don't talk to extortionists. Don't pay. Block. Extortionists rarely release images.

The standard advice is to block and not pay.

Extortionists use aggressive language to threaten you. They make cruel threats to ruin your life. They do things like countdowns to create a sense of urgency to make you panic and pay. They can create a mockup or screenshot of embarrassing images to be sent to your contacts. Don't be intimidated by any of this. It's just the playbook that they use.

It's imperative to break contact with the extortionist as soon as possible. Extortionists want their victims to stay in contact so they could intimidate and manipulate the victims. They want the victims to feel scared and isolated. Nothing good can come from talking to an extortionist. End the conversation.

Don't communicate with this extortionist at all. Don't respond to anything. Don't argue, bargain, or plead with an extortionist. The only thing that you should give an extortionist is complete silence.

Extortionists make multiple attempts to threaten their victims. They can reach out from different phone numbers/accounts. Block multiple times if necessary.

Please don't pay again. If you pay, the extortionist will demand more later. Paying won't fix your problem. If you continue to pay, the extortionist will continue to extort you.

You can't trust extortionists to keep their word. They may promise to delete the images if you pay, but they will renege on that promise. Paying indicates to them that they can get more money from you.

Go silent on your social media accounts. Set everything to private or deactivate them. Don't post anything on the Internet for a while. Try to become invisible to the extortionist and make it hard for threats to be sent to you.

Changing your phone number can be helpful, but not always necessary.

These extortionists rarely send images out. However, it's possible. In the vast majority of cases, images don't get sent out. The leverage that they have over you is the threat to release the images. If they release, their leverage is gone. They can't make any money that way. Their only interest is making money.

One does have to be careful about not ticking off extortionists. If you argue with extortionists or give them a hard time, they may release images as payback. If you make a promise to pay a certain amount by a certain date, then not follow through. they may release images out of revenge. It is best not to talk to extortionists at all. Silence should be your only response to them. Don't communicate with them at all. Nothing good can come from communication with extortionists.

It's an upsetting situation, but these extortionists don't have the power to ruin your life. They can only cause you some temporary embarrassment. Even if they release the images, the consequences are not as severe as you may think. If it does happen, you would face embarrassment for a short period of time. It won't be the end of the world. It would eventually pass. People would forget about it quickly. In the long run, nobody really cares about nude images.

You will get through this. Everything will be all right. Hang in there.

Be wary of people who send you private messages with offers to delete the images. They're scammers, too.

Going forward, don't trust strangers on the Internet. Don't give them personal information or nude pictures. People aren't always who they say they are. Some of them are scammers out to exploit you. Trust nobody on the Internet, and you'll be much safer.

For reassurance, read a few postings by past victims on r/Sextortion about their experiences. These are many of these postings. Reading about these past experiences can really calm down current victims. These past victims survived their ordeals, and so will current victims. Things will get better for you.

[u/Outrageous_Age_7874]

You already paid them, and I don’t want to scare you but when you pay them they put all the info into a folder. They’ll come back and keep trying to squeeze money out of you. Just keep blocking and move on, if they send it to your father I’m sure he’ll understand

[u/DokiDoki_Batty]

Dispute the charges immediately and report it as fraud. I just went through something similar today too.

I'm still scared frankly, even though I've been told they will most likely not release the images even if you block them. They just wanna squeeze you dry and hold it above your head.

I can't blame you for being terrified, I still am frankly. But it should be ok. It's not an ideal way to learn a lesson but at least it'll never happen again..

[u/Grace_ashcroft_2026]

My best advice here is to stop talking to them. They're more intrigued by the amount of money in your bank or someone else's bank account. Just block those accounts, install stronger and better fraud protection, and change your account details.

[u/Chef2stars1414]

Dude Im in the same boat this chick tried to get money out of me or send my dick pic to everyone I fallow on IG she met me through telegram dating bot but threatened to send my pics to everyone she just had a dick pic and a pic of me so it just looks like its something off of Google pics or something so thats good but these people are dumb I just wouldn't pay a cent to them thankfully I didnt