HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A sextortion scam is making a resurgence this year, with crooks using scare tactics to extract money from victims. The scam has been dubbed the “Hello Pervert” scam. It ...

The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of a new sextortion scam, with scammers allegedly using ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Valentine's Day, the ABC7 I-Team is alerting about a romance scam known as "sextortion." It is a reminder about the dangers ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Bryce Tate was a 15-year-old honor student at Nitro High School in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He was popular, active in his church, and close to his parents. November 6, 2025 ...

The Seattle Police Department says last Friday’s bomb threat that cleared the Garfield High School campus was a Bitcoin extortion attempt and part of a resurgence of coordinated, often ...

Bitcoin was supposed to cut out the middleman. Instead, it’s become a middleman’s dream for scammers. In 2025 alone, Americans lost more than $330 million to bitcoin ATM scams, according to FBI data, ...