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BeyondWalls
04/08/21 4:54:27 PM
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/split-second-madness-ny-teen-145300933.html

An upstate New York teen died by suicide last week after he was allegedly blackmailed with personal images on social media, according to his family.

Riley Basford, 15, took his own life on March 30 in Postdam, New York after being bombarded with online threats, the Watertown Daily Times reported. Shortly before the teen's death, an unidentified social media user threatened to leak sensitive snapshots of Basford if he didnt pay $3,500.

The suspected scammer, who allegedly posed as Basfords girlfriend online, later warned the teenager's personal pictures would be published on social media and shared with family and friends if he didn't complete the transaction.

I start crying when I think of the four minutes of sheer panic and pain my baby felt to make that decision and that someone out in the world doesnt even care that they did that to him, Rileys mother, Mary Rodee, told the Watertown Daily Times. Its so sick and I want everyone to know.

Dude pretends to be kid's girlfriend, gets him to send pics, blackmails him. 4 hours later kid kills himself.

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lurknomore
04/08/21 4:55:58 PM
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Yahoo...entertainment? For fucks sake Yahoo read the room.
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Giant_Aspirin
04/08/21 5:03:06 PM
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that's tragic.

makes me wonder if the kid was closeted and the 'evidence' was about that

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Cowthief
04/08/21 5:04:09 PM
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Cyberbullying is never okay.

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ExtremeLuchador
04/08/21 5:04:59 PM
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This is a very old scam. The criminal/scammer is usually a MAN from a 2nd or 3rd world country.

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Hayame Zero
04/08/21 5:05:25 PM
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lurknomore posted...
Yahoo...entertainment? For fucks sake Yahoo read the room.
Yahoo's news division these days is...weird.

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COVxy
04/08/21 5:07:42 PM
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Super fucked up.

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ssj3vegeta_
04/08/21 5:08:08 PM
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Weezy_Tha_Don
04/08/21 5:08:34 PM
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ExtremeLuchador posted...
This is a very old scam. The criminal/scammer is usually a MAN from a 2nd or 3rd world country.

yeah, I was gonna say I had this happen not too long ago. said they hacked my webcam and caught me pleasuring myself to some weird fetish porn and unless I gave them like $3k they were going to send it to friends and family

condolences to the family

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berlyman101
04/08/21 5:10:44 PM
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...
yeah, I was gonna say I had this happen not too long ago. said they hacked my webcam and caught me pleasuring myself to some weird fetish porn and unless I gave them like $3k they were going to send it to friends and family

condolences to the family

it seems like they went a step further. it's always malicious but those types of emails are a dime a dozen. when they take it further and you're a 15-year-old it could seem like your life is over.

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Sir Will
04/08/21 5:21:59 PM
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Future_Trunks posted...
so they get catfished, get illegal pictures, and threaten with blackmail? i mean... shouldn't they be charged lol
If they can catch the person then probably.

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CommonJoe
04/08/21 5:28:00 PM
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Kind of reminds me of the guy who killed himself because of Robinhood. Guy wasnt in the right frame of mind to begin with and I doubt this guy was either.

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brotrrwinner
04/08/21 5:47:30 PM
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Where did the scammer expected the 15 year old to get $3,500?

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
04/08/21 5:51:16 PM
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How about staying off social media and not posting pics that can and will be used against you.

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BeyondWalls
04/08/21 5:53:33 PM
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brotrrwinner posted...
Where did the scammer expected the 15 year old to get $3,500?
Steal it? I dont think they care where he gets the money.

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COVxy
04/08/21 5:53:37 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
How about staying off social media and not posting pics that can and will be used against you.

Seriously fuck off.

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jon1012
04/08/21 5:53:49 PM
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...
yeah, I was gonna say I had this happen not too long ago. said they hacked my webcam and caught me pleasuring myself to some weird fetish porn and unless I gave them like $3k they were going to send it to friends and family

condolences to the family

lol what happened? Did he share the vid?

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Master Kazuya
04/08/21 5:56:31 PM
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I've had this happen to me in a similar scenario. Nothing got actually leaked I don't think but it was definitely panic and embarrassment. I made 2 group chats, one with fam one with friends and explained the situation and if they'd get anything to ignore it. My friends just meme'd about it which honestly helped me realize it's not such a big deal after all. But just the idea of having your reputation held hostage is scary. Would be 100x worse as a 15 year old boy.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
How about staying off social media and not posting pics that can and will be used against you.

Ah yes, classic victim blaming. This time it was you, here's your reward

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Pitlord_Special
04/08/21 5:56:42 PM
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COVxy posted...
Seriously fuck off.

Thats a take...

I dont think its unreasonable to ask kids not to make CP of themselves and send it to people on the internet

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
04/08/21 5:56:49 PM
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If your not posting spicy pics no one can black mail you, this poor kid should not have had to be stressed out and kill himself over this.

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BeyondWalls
04/08/21 5:58:53 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
If your not posting spicy pics no one can black mail you, this poor kid should not have had to be stressed out and kill himself over this.
People in this thread just said it could be the webcam-hack scam. So maybe he didnt post pics.

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WaterLink
04/08/21 5:58:58 PM
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brotrrwinner posted...
Where did the scammer expected the 15 year old to get $3,500?

Maybe they were gonna Brian Wells this kid?
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thronedfire2
04/08/21 6:02:45 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
If your not posting spicy pics no one can black mail you, this poor kid should not have had to be stressed out and kill himself over this.

shut the fuck up

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PoundGarden
04/08/21 6:12:20 PM
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I would've been like "hi I'm 15, what were you saying about ruining a life now?"

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Weezy_Tha_Don
04/08/21 6:22:06 PM
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jon1012 posted...
lol what happened? Did he share the vid?

@jon1012 well you see the thing is, my desktop monitor doesnt have a webcam lol so I knew it was bullshit from the start

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Middle hope
04/08/21 6:24:18 PM
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The Webcam scam is fucking stupid.

"You're going to distribute my porn for FREE? Tha ks fam!"

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One_Day_Remains
04/08/21 6:35:00 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
If your not posting spicy pics no one can black mail you, this poor kid should not have had to be stressed out and kill himself over this.


If you were remotely intelligent you'd read this post, realize that you're literally victim blaming and delete it
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gamer167
04/08/21 6:44:13 PM
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This scam is way more popular than people think.

This kid probably matched with a girl on Tinder or whatever, then the girl convinced him to send nudes or pics of him beating off or something. Once the pictures are sent its just one or two phishing questions before the person on the other end finds you and your family/friends on social media to begin the blackmail.
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jon1012
04/09/21 12:04:21 AM
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I wouldnt care if someone sent a video of me beating it to my friends and fam. Maybe Id pay em like $19, but its not worth it after that. Fuck it, send it.


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The_True_King
04/09/21 12:08:39 AM
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Shame. My dick pics are out there. Fuck I wish I could talk to these people and tell them no one cares if some nudes or some BS leaks.

I hope they catch whoever did this. And if it is another teen they need to be tried as an adult.

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awesome999
04/09/21 12:09:17 AM
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I hope they catch that fucker
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Kakapo
04/09/21 12:11:10 AM
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cuh posted...
Awful

Also not to victim blame but I think teachers need to start teaching cyber security and types of scams they may encounter (I say this as a middle school teacher). I just think that this person texting me might actually be a scam artist is not a thought that pops into peoples heads sometimes, and we can at least introduce those ideas to young people in a formal setting. It might save a life. (And again, I hope this doesnt come across as victim blaming)

Plenty of schools do, these days.
Even elementary schools have sessions on cyber security for kids now.

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Vyrulisse
04/09/21 12:19:34 AM
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People blaming the kid need to understand these people actually lull these kids into what they think are relationships, they legit make them fall in love and it's a trap they can fall into easily, especially if they are already lonely and confused as teens tend to be.

It's insidious and not their fault at all, the people that do this are the ones at fault.

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Monolith1676
04/09/21 12:36:11 AM
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The internet was a mistake.

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WARED
04/09/21 12:42:40 AM
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AvantgardeAClue
04/09/21 5:09:14 PM
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This is very unfortunate, but I think the bigger issue is that the times when people DID have sensitive info of them exposed, their friends and family clutched pearls, outraged and basically let the hackers win; thats probably why this scam is still so terrifying for many people.

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BlakPeppa
04/09/21 5:20:17 PM
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So if the scammer is unaware, wont the scammer leak the photos now since the money most definitely will not be paid?

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tobaxxxo
04/10/21 7:17:07 AM
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Cowthief posted...
Cyberbullying is never okay.


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viewmaster_pi
04/10/21 7:28:14 AM
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Cowthief posted...
Cyberbullying is never okay.
shut the fuck up you absolute drama addicted hypocrite

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Alucard188
04/10/21 7:29:53 AM
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Absolute scum. It's shitty that the kid felt he was in no position other than to take his own life because of the images. Couldn't even talk to his parents or the police about it. That's sad.

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BeyondWalls
04/10/21 12:20:26 PM
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Alucard188 posted...
Absolute scum. It's shitty that the kid felt he was in no position other than to take his own life because of the images. Couldn't even talk to his parents or the police about it. That's sad.
I feel his pain. Id be mortified if I had to talk to my parents about that. And the police? You might as well hang your nude pics on a telephone pole on Main Street. I didnt even like changing clothes in the locker room at 15. Now youve got some guy telling you hes going to expose your nudes to the entire world? Its not hard to see why this kid went into panic mode. He probably thought he was about to be branded as a ridiculed sex deviant for the rest of his life.

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Slayer_22
04/10/21 12:29:44 PM
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...


yeah, I was gonna say I had this happen not too long ago. said they hacked my webcam and caught me pleasuring myself to some weird fetish porn and unless I gave them like $3k they were going to send it to friends and family

condolences to the family

That is a common scam tactic. They don't have shit on you and they use a very common thing(watching porn) that instills fear in you to get money. They expect you to panic immediately and send the cash asap so they profit.
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CarrieChan
04/10/21 10:23:30 PM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
shut the fuck up you absolute drama addicted hypocrite
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Slayer_22
04/11/21 5:44:24 PM
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GiggetySplicer posted...

Says a lot about the kind of society that shames and represses people for it that caused him to fear this so much too.

Well, it is less that and more preying on a moment where you're safe, comfortable, and in private. I wouldn't want anyone taking a video of me taking a shit either lol.
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lilORANG
04/11/21 6:15:26 PM
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$3500? Wtf not worth killing yourself over.
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