Worried about 'sextortion'? FBI shares cautionary tale

[BlueGin]

I worked with a doctor who had come back to work 'out of retirement' to make money for the legal defense of his grand son who he claimed to be 'doctor material.' It seems the dumbass had posted some nude pics of himself on the internet and couldn't get into med school. IMO, anyone that stupid has judgment too poor to be 'doctor material.'

Same has been said about both women and men who post questionable pictures on social sites such as facebook and then get fired from jobs because of it. People don't always use good judgement. Doesn't always mean bad judgement should ruin families or careers.

TBH, I don’t really see why it ruins anything. I could care less if there were nude photos of me floating on the net. If you really want to be subject to that type of torture, go for it. On that same token, I am flabbergasted as to why med school or any job actually cares short of those that need some type of moral high ground (aka: schools, priests).

Other than that, I would have no issue suing a doctor that had nude photos released previously or hiring someone that had previously been in the pornographic industry.

Of course, those that do this to children are different and he got what was coming to him – large jail sentences.

Probably more about the companies you may represent during the week,then the personal ramifications. The company I work for has disclaimers for employees to post on their social pages stating their views don't represent them. Also have a friend who recently started training in the police academy. They made him take his FB page down. Employers don't like being associated with these things (or provacative political views for that matter).

Hense part of the reason back mailers make people targets in the first place.

 

[Sunshine]

I worked with a doctor who had come back to work 'out of retirement' to make money for the legal defense of his grand son who he claimed to be 'doctor material.' It seems the dumbass had posted some nude pics of himself on the internet and couldn't get into med school. IMO, anyone that stupid has judgment too poor to be 'doctor material.'

Same has been said about both women and men who post questionable pictures on social sites such as facebook and then get fired from jobs because of it. People don't always use good judgement. Doesn't always mean bad judgement should ruin families or careers.

Your doctor's bad judgment can kill you. So I disagree with your statement.

 

[BlueGin]

I worked with a doctor who had come back to work 'out of retirement' to make money for the legal defense of his grand son who he claimed to be 'doctor material.' It seems the dumbass had posted some nude pics of himself on the internet and couldn't get into med school. IMO, anyone that stupid has judgment too poor to be 'doctor material.'

Same has been said about both women and men who post questionable pictures on social sites such as facebook and then get fired from jobs because of it. People don't always use good judgement. Doesn't always mean bad judgement should ruin families or careers.

Your doctor's bad judgment can kill you. So I disagree with your statement.

And is that the kind of "bad judgement" we are refering to in this thread? How about we don't take agruments out of context?

 

[waltky]

Philippines targeting Navy for sextortion...

Navy Sees Increase in 'Sextortion' Cases
May 09, 2016 — After a spike in reports of sexual extortion, or "sextortion," across the Navy, including at the Naval Submarine Base, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is warning sailors not to engage in sexually explicit activities online.

Sextortion is a crime in which someone requests money in exchange for not releasing sexually explicit images or information. Both the number of cases and incidents is growing, according to NCIS, which says that since August 2012, perpetrators have targeted at least 160 sailors and marines across the country, resulting in the loss of about $45,000. Typically, perpetrators will request anywhere from $500 to $1,500. "We've had service members individually pay as much as $11,000," NCIS Division Chief Megan Bolduc said. "It only stops because credit cards were maxed out." Officials don't have specific data on the number of incidents that have occurred at the sub base.

An April 28 article of the base's newspaper, The Dolphin, quotes local NCIS Special Agent Ryan Colwell as saying there have been "multiple instances of Sailors here being victimized in the past six months alone." The actual number of incidents could be much higher, given that many victims are embarrassed to report that they've been the victim of such schemes. The encounters often start on social media sites such as Facebook, or dating websites such as PlentyOfFish or MeetMe. On Facebook, sailors will receive a friend request from an attractive individual they don't know, but with whom they might have mutual friends.

Perpetrators will send requests to multiple people in a community, such as sailors in the same Naval Submarine School class or boot camp classmates, to establish the appearance of legitimacy. At some point, the sailor and the perpetrator exchange contact information and that's often followed by the sharing of explicit photos and videos. The images also are shared via direct message on various social media platforms. The perpetrator then will threaten to release the pictures or videos if the sailor doesn't wire money. Even after a sailor wires money, the perpetrator can keep them on the hook for more.

Most of the wire transfers are going to international accounts in the Philippines, which requires complaints to be filed in person. "We are working to see if there are any ties to the states where we might be able to prosecute individuals accordingly," Bolduc said. When the encounters happen on dating websites, which require users to be 18 years old, often a person, who alleges that he is a law enforcement officer or the perpetrator's father, reaches out to the sailor. That person claims the sailor has shared images with a minor and is in possession of child pornography, and threatens to file charges. In some cases, the pictures or videos have made it onto Facebook or Youtube. Both sites have been "very responsive," Bolduc said. "If you call and report the issue, they will take the videos down," she said.

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[emilynghiem]

This shows it can happen to the best of people, instead of blaming it on the victim for convenience so we can explain this type of injustice away.

I am not blaming the victims, but we do need to educate our daughters about what will (not can, will) happen if they allow compromising photographs to be taken. The sad thing is that girls like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian used sex tapes to gain international fame, and every hot actress going, including Beyonce, is appearing in Maxim.

Girls grow up thinking that getting naked in front of the camera is no big thing, until they do it and the pictures get spread all over town and people are laughing at them and calling them cruel names.

We also need to educate the public that some addictions and abusive disorders, and other mental or criminal illnesses, can be cured through deep level spiritual therapy that addresses the root cause of the obsession. Of course, some of the very serious level addictions may have too high a relapse rate to be cureable, but most of the milder cases have a higher success rate the earlier they are caught and treated, similar to cancer that doesn't have to be terminal if you intervene early enough and don't wait for it to get too late in the process to contain it.

If medical science can research, develop and perfect these methods of diagnosis, treatment and cure that
spiritual healers have been effectively practicing for centuries, then more people would get help or refer people they know for professional help
instead of hiding these problem sicknesses.

Like any other dangerous deadly disease, there should be a standard way to detect and monitor the stages of progression,
instead of letting people run around free in society who pose a serious hazard and threat to public safety and health.

This is what our criminal justice system should focus on: early detection of abusive and dangerous behaviors and addictions,
and more effective treatment and safe management, similar to how cancer, diabetes, and even AIDS and ebola have a systematic process.