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A young man at a desk looking at a smartphone screen with an uncomfortable expression, multiple chat conversation windows visible on his computer monitor behind
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Crime Gangs Are Running Bot-Powered Sextortion Factories. Young Men Are the Target.

Organised criminal networks are using AI-generated fake personas, automated accounts, and psychological pressure to extort young men out of thousands of dollars. South Australia alone lost $217,000 in a single year.

4 min read
A smartphone showing dating app and social media interfaces, a conversation thread escalating to sextortion demands, with victims' faces blurred and a backgroun
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Matched, Manipulated, Blackmailed: How Sextortion Scams Target Young Men

Organised criminal networks are using dating apps and social media to trap young men into sharing intimate images, then demanding money. Two Australian survivors explain what happened and what they wish they had known.

3 min read
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