ASPire 2024: Sextortion scams (Police Scotland)

This video, from the ASPire 2024 conference, defines and explores ‘sextortion’ scams. These are financially motivated sexual extortion scams which involve the threat of sharing sexual information, images, or clips to extort money. Forms of sextortion are discussed, alongside recent trends, and the impact sextortion can have on a victim. The video includes a shorter film, made by the National Crime Agency to raise awareness of how sextortion may occur.