SEXTORTION — WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW
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Print this. Tape it inside a cabinet your teen knows about.
They will not remember the steps under stress — they will remember
WHERE THE PAPER IS. That difference has saved lives.

If someone is threatening to share an image of you unless you pay or
send more — read this card. Then do these seven things in order.


1.  STOP REPLYING.
    Do not answer, do not negotiate, do not explain. Silence is
    safety. Every reply tells them you are scared.

2.  DO NOT PAY. NOT A DOLLAR.
    Paying never ends it. It tells them you have money and triggers
    more demands. Almost every case that escalates began with a
    payment.

3.  DO NOT SEND ANOTHER IMAGE.
    Not "one more to make it stop." Not a different one. Nothing.

4.  SCREENSHOT EVERYTHING BEFORE IT DISAPPEARS.
    The username. The profile photo. The threats. The original
    messages. Many of these accounts self-delete the moment they're
    reported.

5.  BLOCK AND REPORT THE ACCOUNT IN THE APP.
    Use the platform's "report" feature. Choose "child sexual
    exploitation" or "threats / extortion" as the reason.

6.  TELL A TRUSTED ADULT. PARENT FIRST IF POSSIBLE.
    They will not be angry. The shame belongs entirely to the
    person doing this — never to you.

7.  REPORT IT OFFICIALLY (FREE, ANONYMOUS IF NEEDED):
    -  NCMEC CyberTipline:    https://report.cybertip.org
                              Or call 1-800-843-5678
    -  FBI IC3:               https://www.ic3.gov
    -  Take It Down service:  https://takeitdown.ncmec.org
       Free NCMEC tool that helps remove explicit images of minors
       from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, OnlyFans, Pornhub,
       and more — even if the image has already been shared.


REMEMBER
    -  You are not the first. The FBI logs over 10,000 sextortion
       cases per year involving minors. This is a known pattern with
       a known response.
    -  The threats are designed to feel like the end of the world.
       They are not. Adults handle this every day.
    -  Telling someone is the moment the leverage breaks.


YOU ARE NOT IN TROUBLE.   YOU ARE NOT ALONE.   THIS WILL END.

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