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FBI warns about dangers Sextortion schemes targeting young adults and minors

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Ridgewood NJ, The FBI this week issued a new warning about an evolving online threat targeting minors and young adults: financially motivated sextortion.

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Huge Rise in “Sextortion” Crimes

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Ridgewood NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office reminds everyone to use social media safely as our Cyber Crimes Unit has seen an uptick in sextortion scams. If you are a victim, report the crime to your local police department. The FBI has seen a huge increase in the number of cases involving children and teens being threatened and coerced into sending explicit images online—a crime called sextortion.

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Haddonfield Man Admits Hiring Hitman Via Internet to Whack a 14 Year old

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Haddonfield, NJ, a Camden County, man today admitted paying $20,000 in bitcoin to have a 14-year old child murdered, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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“Sextortion” Could Soon Become a Crime in New Jersey

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Trenton NJ,  Sextortion – the act of threatening to share nude or explicit images and videos to extort victims – could soon become a crime in New Jersey. The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill ensuring predators who engage in sexual extortion are punished to the fullest extent of the law.

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East Rutherford Man Arrested in “Sextortion” Scheme , engaged in conduct that would “debauch” the morals of a child

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East Rutherford NJ, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella ,a 22-year-old East Rutherford man accused of providing obscene material to and sexually exploiting a child was arrested on Wednesday .

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