Dunedin high schools students targeted by 'sextortion' scammer

17:17 pm on 1 July 2024

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Hundreds of sextortion complaints have been made in recent years, often involving offenders contacting young people through social media and requesting photos or videos that explicit - usually nudes - that are then used to blackmail them, Officer in Charge of Covert Online Investigations Detective Senior Sergeant Kepal Richards speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.