I have been sextorted
I, 15M, was really horny and fell into a trap. Was messing around with a random chat app. I got contacted on telegram by a "girl" who was looking for sex. I got asked to take photos, I took only one, which was of me standing naked (face showing too) Infront of a mirror. Shortly after, the guy who was hiding behind that account made a screenshot with my phone number, threatening to post it if I don't give him 50$. I didn't pay, didn't click any links. I deleted the chat as I was in shock, but I still have the screenshots he did. I blocked him in all the social media platforms he contacted me from, I put the pictures on a website called "Take It Down", which registers them with a code and makes sure they can't be sent and posted anywhere. After that , I spoke to my best friend and consulted my country's police website about online safety and stuff. From what I figured out, this guy will probably not send the pictures (it's been almost two hours, if he did already, I would've been messaged by the people I followed). It is not convenient for him as I'm a minor, and he knows what trouble it would be. Would you put yourself in a legal process with other countries and shit? For 50 bucks? I don't think so. I feel less worried than when It happened cause I did everything I could jn the first moment. I know how scammers work, I've been introduced to it at school multiple times. I would like to get advice or a "size up" of this by anybody who's been in this kind of situation and got out.
Posted Jul 25, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC