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Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam
Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam The Maryland State Police are reminding parents to stay vigilant about monitoring their children's online activity after receiving multiple reports of sexual extortion scams. The suspects are contacting minors over various social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram, professing romantic interest for the victim in order to gain their trust. As communication progresses, the suspects begin to ask for sexually explicit images of the minors, sometimes even sending photos back in return.  After the minors send images to the suspect, the suspect account will demand money…