British teenage boys being targeted by Nigerian 'sextortion' gangs

Officials warned that criminals are targeting boys as young as 14 over Snapchat and Instagram – tricking them into sending explicit images before demanding payments of around £100 (RM574). — Image by drobotdean on Freepik

LONDON: British teenage boys are being blackmailed by Nigerian crime gangs posing as young women in a surge of online sexual extortion, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned.

Officials warned that criminals are targeting boys as young as 14 over Snapchat and Instagram – tricking them into sending explicit images before demanding payments of around £100 (RM574).