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Sextortion Scams Part 2
Imagine getting an email that threatens to reveal your most personal secrets—only to realize it's all a carefully crafted lie meant to scare you.
In this Micro Training, we uncover how sextortion scams use fear and publicly available information to create fake threats. We also explain what to do if you’re the target of this type of sextortion scam.
Quick Tips
- If you receive a sextortion message, stay calm, don’t respond or send money, and report the message to the platform or relevant authorities immediately.
- Protect yourself from future scams by strengthening your passwords, enabling two-factor authentication, and adjusting your social media privacy settings to limit public access to personal information.