Families of sextortion victims are pushing for justice and stricter penalties after their children were targeted in online ...

Nigerian Immigrant couple were sentenced to federal prison for "catfishing" scheme using the U.S. postal service.

A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Hassan Lawal, has been extradited from Osun State, Nigeria, to South Carolina, United States of America, to face five counts after a sextortion led to the death of a ...

Eighteen hours after Jack Sullivan received an Instagram message from a user who called themselves Alice Dave, he was dead.

Brandon Guffey was overwhelmed with rage when he first saw the man he believes caused his son’s suicide. The suspect was ...

Gavin Guffey was 17 when he allegedly met Hassanbunhussein Lawal. Investigators says Lawal was pretending to be a young woman ...

Q: What is the Dollar worth against the Nigerian Naira? A: One Dollar is worth 1679.5209 Nigerian Naira today Q: Is the Dollar going up or down against the Nigerian Naira? A: Today's exchange rate ...

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THE deaths by suicide of at least two teenagers in the country recently have been linked to a disturbing and growing trend known as “financial sextortion”, experts have said. They are warning ...

Three years ago, 17-year-old Marquette native Jordan DeMay died by suicide after getting caught up in a sextortion scheme. Now, there are new laws to hopefully prevent a situation like that from ...