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Online Attacker Sends Children Pictures Of Their Home In Scary Extortion Plot Online Attacker Sends Children Pictures Of Their Home In Scary Extortion Plot
Online Attacker Sends Children Pictures Of Their Home In Scary Extortion Plot Police are warning the public about online threats and extortion attempts that are making their way through social media throughout Prince George's County after threatened students were sent images of their homes, officials say. Prince George's Police are warning parents about attempts that are being made after at least four middle schoolers were targeted through Instagram and TikTok. The students received threatening demands to their social media accounts to pay $1,000 or face harm. Detectives are actively investigating and attempting to identify and arrest any individuals behind the thre…

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by Annie DeVoe