Amedzidzedze Kple Gaxɔgbalẽviwo Xɔxɔ le Vodada Siwo Wowɔ Va Yi Alo Ame ŋutɔ ƒe Gbedasɛwo Ta: Nusita Fexexe Metutua Faɛlawo Gbeɖe O, Email Tanyawo Takpɔkpɔ, Kple FBI IC3 Nyatakakawo¶

Gbedasi, e-mail, alo screenshot montage xɔxɔ kpata tso habɔbɔ aɖe si ƒe ŋkɔ womeyɔ o gbɔ, Internet dzi ame nyanyɛ aɖe si ŋu woɖe asi le, alo hadɔwɔla tsãtɔ aɖe si bia hlɔ̃ be yeatsɔ wò adzame nyatakakawo, foto kplikplikpliwo, dɔwɔƒe ƒe kadodo ɣaɣlawo, alo wò ŋutɔ wò vodada aɖe si nèwɔ va yi ƒe kpeɖodziwo aɖo ɖe srɔ̃wò, dɔtɔ, mɔɖegbalẽnana dɔwɔƒe bibiwo, alo hadomenyatakakadzraɖoƒe yomedzelawo gbɔ negbe ɖe nètsɔ ga yi teƒe bubu le gaƒoƒo eve siwo kplɔe ɖo me susuŋutinunya ƒe vɔvɔ̃ ƒe ŋuɖoɖo sesẽ. Adzodalawo ɖonɛ koŋ wɔa gaƒoɖokui si xlẽa megbe si le ʋuʋum eye wotsɔa e-mail siwo woŋlɔ do ŋgɔ alo Instagram/LinkedIn ƒuƒoƒo me dzeɖoɖo ƒe screenshots siwo woŋlɔ na wò ƒomea kple dɔtɔ kpena ɖe eŋu be woatsɔ awɔ wò ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ si me susu le la kpuie. Ne wotsɔ amedzizizi alo dijitaal gaxɔgbalẽvi ɖo taɖodzinu na wò la, tɔ eye nàgbe cent ɖeka, nunana gbalẽvi, alo cryptocurrency transfer ɖoɖo ɖa** la, se nuvlowɔwɔ ŋuti nyateƒenya si wotsɔ gayibɔ wɔe gɔme be fexexe na adzodala meƒlea dijitaal faɛlwo tutu gbeɖe o eye wòtsɔa aflaga ɖoa wò boŋ le "fexexe ƒe ŋkɔ si ŋu woɖo kpee" dzi hena nudidi eve kple etɔ̃ enumake la, ke tu wò hadomenyatakakadzraɖoƒe xɔlɔ̃wo ƒe ŋkɔwo kple dɔtɔ ƒe dzesiwo katã do ŋgɔ cutting off contact, dzra nusiwo womeɖa o ɖo .EML e-mail ƒe tanyawo kple gbedasi ƒe URL siwo wometso o, eye nàtsɔ nyatakaka aɖe si wowɔ le se nu enumake to Dukɔa ƒe Numekuku Dɔwɔƒe si Kpɔa Internet Dzi Nuvlowɔwɔ Ŋuti Nyatoƒoetoto Dɔwɔƒe (IC3.gov) alo miaƒe nutoa me tɔwo xexlẽdzesi siwo wozãna kpata (911 le United States kple Canada, 999 le United Kingdom, 112 le Europa Dukɔwo ƒe Habɔbɔ bliboa me) ne ŋutilã me dedienɔnɔ ɖo afɔku me. Ne èdi nyatakaka kpata siwo do ƒome kplii le Internet dzi kple ganyawo dzi zizi la, kpɔ míaƒe... gaxɔmenɔnɔ, amedzidzedze, kple ameléle sesẽe ƒe mɔfiame, our lɔlɔ̃nyawo ƒe ametafatafa kple catfishing guide, kple míaƒe cyberattack and identity theft guide.

According to data published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA), Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), digital blackmail and sextortion operate strictly as high-volume return-on-investment businesses. Whether the blackmailer is an organized overseas syndicate running a scripted operation or a targeted individual holding compromised chat logs, their power exists only as long as they believe you are willing to pay to keep the secret. The moment you pay, you prove you have liquid funds and extreme fear; the moment you refuse to pay, cut off every communication channel, and vanish behind locked privacy settings, the blackmailer's financial incentive to spend time distributing your files drops toward zero.

Wɔ esia fifia¶

1. Do NOT pay a single dollar, pound, euro, gift card, or cryptocurrency fraction under any circumstances. Digital files (JPEGs, . MP4s, PDF screenshots, and chat exports) cost zero dollars to copy infinitely. No blackmailer in history deletes their only golden goose after receiving a wire transfer. Paying guarantees they will demand three times that amount 20 minutes later ("for the supervisor's server deletion fee").
2. Pause and do NOT delete the threat messages, block the sender, or deactivate your account BEFORE capturing forensic evidence. If you immediately delete the chat thread or deactivate your Instagram/Facebook account in panic, the perpetrator's account handle, permanent numerical User ID, cryptocurrency wallet address, and raw email headers vanish, preventing police or platform safety teams from tracing or banning the account.
3. Preserve raw forensic evidence: save full-screen screenshots, raw .EML email headers, profile URLs, and payment details. Take uncropped screenshots showing timestamps and handles, copy the exact web URL of the blackmailer's profile (not just their display name, which changes in seconds), save any threatening emails as raw .EML / . "Show Original" text files containing the sender's routing IP addresses, and copy the exact Bitcoin/USDT wallet address, Zelle tag, or wire account they demanded you pay.
4. Silently lock down every social media account, hide your friends/followers lists, and remove your employer's name from your bio. Before the blackmailer realizes you are refusing to pay, open Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X: set every account to Private, set your Facebook Friends List visibility to "Only Me," disable the ability for strangers to tag you in posts or photos, and temporarily hibernate or scrub your LinkedIn profile so they cannot scrape your coworkers' names.
5. Cease all communication ("Go Stone Cold Silent") and block the extortionist across every channel. Do not argue, do not plead poverty, do not threaten to call the FBI (which often provokes an ego-driven spite leak), and do not pay an online "blackmail removal / anti-extortion recovery company" (which are almost always secondary scam fronts run by the same syndicates). Once your evidence is saved and your accounts are private, block them completely and enable "Silence Unknown Callers" on your phone.
6. File an official report with the FBI (IC3.gov), use StopNCII.org / . TakeItDown to hash intimate images, and alert trusted contacts if necessary. Submit the preserved headers, handles, and wallet addresses to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (www.ic3.gov) or your national cybercrime agency. If intimate photos or videos are involved, generate a digital cryptographic hash on StopNCII.org (for adults) or TakeItDown.ncmec.org (for minors) so Meta, TikTok, and Reddit automatically block the file from being uploaded.

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Decision tree: Triage and defense for blackmail and digital extortion¶

Follow this structured response sequence to identify which category of extortion you are facing and execute the exact countermeasure without triggering a retaliatory leak.

flowchart TD
    Threat["Blackmail / Extortion Demand Received: Threat to Expose Messages, Photos, Workplace/Personal Mistakes, or Fake Claims"] --> RuleZero["1. RULE ZERO: DO NOT PAY A SINGLE CENT - Paying proves you have money & fear - 100% of payers are hit with immediate second/third demands - Do NOT pay 'Blackmail Recovery Companies'"]

    RuleZero --> IdentifyType{"2. What exact power does the blackmailer actually hold?"}

    IdentifyType -->|"Mass-Automated Text/Email ('I hacked your webcam / Pegasus spyware')"| BluffScam["AUTOMATED MASS-SPAM BLUFF (ZERO FILES EXIST): - Scammer bought an old breached password list - They have NO video, NO webcam access, and NO contact list - Mark as spam, change old password if still used, and ignore"]

    IdentifyType -->|"Overseas Organized Syndicate (Compromised Chat / Photos / AI Deepfake)"| SyndicateProtocol["COMMERCIAL SYNDICATE PROTOCOL (HIGH VOLUME / ROI DRIVEN): - 1. Save URLs, handles, crypto wallets, and screenshots - 2. Set all social media & LinkedIn to Private / 'Only Me' - 3. Upload image hashes to StopNCII.org (or TakeItDown for under-18) - 4. Block completely & go 100% silent (do NOT taunt or argue)"]

    IdentifyType -->|"Known Individual / Ex-Partner / Co-Worker / Insider Holding Real Logs"| KnownPerp["KNOWN-PERPETRATOR FELONY EXTORTION PROTOCOL: - 1. Preserve full unedited chat history & raw .EML email headers - 2. Do NOT warn them you are going to police - 3. File immediate criminal extortion report with Local Police & FBI IC3 - 4. If workplace/reputational: pre-emptively inoculate key contacts"]

    SyndicateProtocol --> PreEmpt["5. PRE-EMPTIVE INOCULATION & REPORTING: - Tell family/friends if needed: 'My account was targeted by a hacker sending doctored/AI-manipulated spam; delete without opening if messaged' - Submit formal report to FBI IC3.gov / Action Fraud UK / econsumer.gov"]
    KnownPerp --> PreEmpt

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Why paying a blackmailer never deletes the files: The economics of extortion¶

Victims in the first 30 minutes of a blackmail crisis almost universally think: "They are only asking for $500. If I just send the $500 right now, they will move on to someone else and my life goes back to normal." Understanding how extortion operations function behind the scenes explains why paying is the single most destructive action you can take:

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Step-by-step forensic evidence preservation: Saving .EML headers and immutable IDs¶

Before you block the blackmailer or lock down your accounts, spend 5 minutes capturing court-admissible digital evidence. Standard cropped phone screenshots are often rejected by prosecutors or subverted when the criminal changes their username (@handle). Follow this exact forensic capture checklist:

1. How to Extract Raw Email Headers (.EML / . RFC 5322 Source Code)¶

If the extortion demand arrived via email, taking a screenshot of the email body only shows the forged display name. Law enforcement cyber-investigators need the Full Raw Email Header, which contains the originating mail server's Received: from IP address, Message-ID, . DKIM cryptographic signatures, and timezone stamps: - In Gmail (Web Browser): Open the threatening email -> click the three vertical dots (More) in the top-right corner of the message pane (next to the Reply arrow) -> click Show original. Click both Download Original (which saves an authentic .eml file to your computer) and Copy to clipboard, then paste the full text into a plain text document. - In Apple Mail (Mac): Open the email -> click View in the top menu bar -> select Message -> All Headers (or press Command + Shift + H), and also choose File -> Save As -> Raw Message Source. - In Microsoft Outlook (Web / Desktop): Open the email -> click the three dots (More actions) -> View -> View message source (or open the message window and click File -> Properties -> Internet headers). Copy the entire block of text into a .txt file.

2. How to Capture Permanent Social Media User IDs (UIDs) kple URL-wo¶

Ne amedzidzela aɖe do ka kpli wò le Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, alo Discord dzi la, woatrɔ woƒe nukpɔkpɔ @username kple ame ŋutɔ ƒe fotoɖeɖe ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo ɖesiaɖe esime amesiwo ŋu wowɔ nuvevii la ka nya ta le wo ŋu. Gake xexlẽdzesi si woŋlɔ sesĩe Zãla ƒe ID ( ) le akɔnta ɖesiaɖe si.UID) alo profile URL si kpena ɖe sedzikpɔlawo ŋu woyɔa nuƒolanɔƒea: - Copy the Full Profile Link: In the app or browser, tap the three dots on the blackmailer's profile -> select Copy Profile URL -> tsɔ URL ma tututu de wò nuŋlɔɖiwo me kpe ɖe woƒe nɔnɔmetata ƒe axa ƒe screenshot ŋu. - Telegram Permanent ID: Ne wodo ka kpli wo le Telegram dzi la, hafi nàxe mɔ na wo la, ɖe woƒe profile bio, username, kple phone number (ne edzena) ƒe screenshot, eye nàzã Telegram Desktop (Three Dots -> Export chat history) in JSON alo HTML format so the numerical from_id (user123456789) is permanently preserved. - Save All Payment Identifiers: Even when blackmailers use anonymous burner emails, they must give you a financial destination to receive the money. Copy and screenshot every single payment identifier they provide: - Cryptocurrency addresses (Bitcoin / BTC, . Tether / USDT, . Ethereum / ETH, . Monero): The FBI and chain-analysis investigators trace blockchain transfers directly to the centralized exchange (Binance, . Coinbase, . Bybit) where the syndicate cashes out into local bank accounts. - CashApp $Cashtags, Venmo handles, Zelle phone numbers/emails, PayPal addresses, or Western Union / MoneyGram receiver names and cities.

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Locking down your digital blast radius in 3 minutes¶

A blackmailer's primary psychological weapon is showing you a screenshot of your own Facebook friends list, Instagram followers, or LinkedIn coworkers to prove they know who your spouse, parents, and boss are. Execute this rapid privacy lockdown across your accounts before you block the extortionist (because once you block them from your main account, they will immediately log into a secondary "burner" account to check your profile):

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        3-MINUTE DIGITAL BLAST-RADIUS LOCKDOWN SEQUENCE (EXECUTE IN ORDER)
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  [STEP 1: PRESERVE EVIDENCE]
  - Download raw .EML headers, copy profile URLs, screenshot payment wallets.
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  [STEP 2: LOCK SOCIAL LISTS & TAGS (BEFORE BLOCKING)]
  - Facebook: Friends List -> "Only Me" | Turn ON Profile Locking / Tag Review
  - Instagram: Switch to "Private Account" | Remove unknown recent followers
  - LinkedIn: "Hibernate" account or set Public Profile Visibility to "Off"
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  [STEP 3: CHANGE HANDLE / DISPLAY NAME & PROFILE PHOTO]
  - Change your @username by 3-4 characters AND swap your profile picture to a
    generic scenery image so their burner accounts cannot find your profile.
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  [STEP 4: HASH INTIMATE IMAGES (IF APPLICABLE) & REPORT]
  - Upload files to StopNCII.org / TakeItDown.ncmec.org to block platform uploads
  - Report the extortionist's account via the platform's "Extortion" form
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  [STEP 5: BLOCK & GO 100% SILENT]
  - Block sender, turn ON "Silence Unknown Callers" & "Filter Unknown Senders"
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Platform-by-Platform Privacy Hardening Checklist¶

• Facebook:
• Go to Settings & Privacy -> Settings -> How people find and contact you.
• Set "Who can see your friends list?" to Only me (this is the single most important setting on Facebook).
• Set "Who can look you up using the email address / phone number you provided?" to Only me.
• Go to Profile and tagging and turn ON "Review posts you're tagged in before the post appears on your profile" so a blackmailer cannot tag your name in a public post.
• Instagram:
• Go to Settings and activity -> Account privacy and toggle Private account ON.
• Go to Tags and mentions -> tia ** .Don't allow tags** and Don't allow mentions.
• Go to Messages and story replies -> Message controls and set "Others on Instagram" to Don't receive requests.
• Critical Trick: Change your Instagram @username (for example, from @john_smith88 be @j_s_mountain_hike92) and change your profile picture to an unrecognizable nature photo for 30 days. When the blackmailer tries to look you up from their second burner phone, your old @username will return "User Not Found," making it look like you permanently deleted your account.
• LinkedIn (Protecting Your Employer and Coworkers):
• Blackmailers routinely search your full name + city on Google to find your LinkedIn page and threaten to message your company's HR director or CEO.
• Go to LinkedIn Settings & Privacy -> Visibility -> Edit your public profile and toggle "Your profile's public visibility" to Off so Google search results stop showing your employer, or go to Account preferences -> Hibernate account to make your entire LinkedIn profile invisible for a few weeks until the threat passes.

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How to handle workplace, professional, or personal "past mistake" blackmail¶

Not all blackmail involves intimate photos (sextortion). Often, an extortionist, sometimes a former friend, ex-partner, business competitor, or online troll, threatens to send real or fabricated screenshots of controversial private text messages, an infidelity conversation, a résumé exaggeration, tax/financial disputes, or a past substance/personal mistake to your employer, spouse, or professional board.

1. Why the "No Payment" Rule Is Even More Absolute for Personal/Workplace Blackmail¶

• When the blackmailer is a real person who knows you (or an online predator who researched your job), their motivation is either financial greed or malicious control.
• If you pay them $1,000 or comply with a coercive demand to prevent them from emailing your boss or spouse, you have handed them permanent ownership of your life. Unlike an overseas scammer who moves on quickly, a personal blackmailer who discovers you will pay to protect your job or marriage will return every single month until you are bankrupt, and will still release the messages the first time you say no.

2. The "Pre-Emptive Inoculation" Strategy (Defusing the Bomb Before It Drops)¶

If you assess that there is a genuine possibility the blackmailer might send screenshots or messages to your spouse, family, or workplace HR department after you block them, you can completely strip the blackmailer of their power using Pre-Emptive Inoculation: - For Friends, Family, or Coworkers (When Targeted by Online/AI Scammers): - You do NOT need to explain embarrassing details to coworkers or acquaintances. Send a brief, calm, matter-of-fact warning message or post to your inner circle: > "Heads up everyone: nyitsɔ laa la, dutanyigba dzi cyber-extortion scammer aɖe tɔ ŋku nye telefon/hadomegbenɔnɔ ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe si tsɔ nye kadodowo ƒe xexlẽdzesiwo ƒu gbe eye wòdo ŋɔdzi nam be yeaɖo screenshots kple spam link siwo ɖɔkta/AI trɔ asi le negbe ɖe meɖo ga ɖe wo. Kpovitɔwo ɖo aɖaŋu nam be nyemagaxe fe o eye maxe mɔ na wo. Ne èxɔ gbedasi wɔnuku aɖewo, aʋatso screenshots, alo kadodo siwo tso a akɔnta wɔnuku aɖe si gblɔna be ye ŋue wòku ɖo, taflatse mègaʋu wo o, ɖeko nàka nya ta eye nàxe mɔ na ame si ɖoe ɖa." - Nusitae Esia wɔa dɔ le Deepfakes ƒe Ɣeyiɣia Me: Elabena AI mo-ɖɔliɖɔli kple aʋatso text-message generators (fake iMessage/WhatsApp screenshot makers) nye esiwo wonya le xexeame katã fifia, xɔ̃wò alo dɔwɔhati ɖesiaɖe si axɔ gbedasi aɖe le vome tso dzodoƒe ƒe akɔnta me le wò nuxlɔ̃amea xexlẽ vɔ megbe la asusui enumake be aʋatso ametafatafa ƒe nyatakaka gbegblẽwoe eye wòatutui ɖa evɔ malé ŋku ɖe eŋu nyuie o. - Na Wò Dɔtɔ / HR Dɔwɔƒe (Ne Adzodala la Do ŋɔdzi na wò be yeaɖo e-mail ɖe wò dɔwɔƒe): - Mègana adzodala nanye gbe gbãtɔ si wò HR dɔwɔƒea ase gbeɖe o. Na wò HR teƒenɔla alo IT dedienɔnɔdɔwɔƒe nanya kpoo: > "Medi be mana IT kple HR naɖe ta kaba be nyee nye amesi nuvlowɔha aɖe dze agbagba be yeaxɔ ga le ame si le Internet dzi (Kpovitɔwo/FBI IC3 Nyatakaka #[Xexlẽdzesi]). Nuvlowɔla la bia ga eye wòdo ŋɔdzi na amewo be yeatsɔ nyatakaka siwo gblẽa ameŋugblẽnyawo alo esiwo ŋu wotrɔ asi le la aɖo spam dɔwɔƒea ƒe e-mail adrɛswo esi megbe be nyemaxe fe o. Ðe IT ate ŋu axe mɔ na gotagome e-mail siwo va tso [Perpetrator's Email/Domain] le dzodoƒea?" - Dɔwɔƒewo ƒe HR kple IT dedienɔnɔ ƒe ƒuƒoƒowo kpɔa dɔwɔlawo ƒe Internet dzi fuɖename kple gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ ƒe agbagbadzedzewo gbɔ edziedzi; kpovitɔwo/IC3 ƒe nyatakaka xexlẽdzesi si dziɖuɖua nana wo la, eɖoa wò enumake abe nuvlowɔla ene, eye IT ate ŋu axe mɔ na amedzidzela ƒe nya veviwo alo ameɖola ƒe adrɛswo le dɔwɔƒea ƒe e-mail agbo nu hafi gbedasi ɖeka naɖo dɔwɔhati ƒe aɖaka me. - Na Srɔ̃tɔ alo Srɔ̃tɔ (Ne Nya Ɣaɣla la Nye Nyateƒe Eye-Enye Nu Gbagbewo): - Ne ame aɖe si nènya le ame ŋutɔ ƒe vodada ŋutɔŋutɔ aɖe (abe ahiãdzedze aɖe, gafe ɣaɣla aɖe, alo aɖaŋumadzemadze aɖe si nèdo va yi ene) si agblẽ nu le wò zɔhɛ ŋu ta la, nuvlowɔlawo ƒe susuŋutinunyalawo kple sedzikpɔlawo ƒe numekulawo ɖoa aɖaŋu ɖekae be: gblɔe na wò zɔhɛa ŋutɔ le wò ŋutɔ wò ɖoɖowo nu le zã sia me, tsɔ wu be nàxe fe na nuvlowɔla aɖe be wòaɣla nya la. Nuvɔ̃meʋuʋu tẽ nana nète ŋu ɖua nya siwo ƒo xlãe dzi eye nèdaa gbe le ƒomedodoa ŋu, evɔ wòtrɔa amedzidzela la ƒe ŋusẽ enumake wòzua aŋɔ si ŋu viɖe aɖeke mele o eye wònaa mi ame evea siaa miatsɔ nya ɖe adzodala la ŋu le nuvlowɔwɔ ta.

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Zãzã StopNCII.org kple TakeItDown be woaxe mɔ ɖe nɔnɔmetata siwo wotsɔ ɖo ɖe amewo dome kplikplikpli nu¶

Ne wò foto alo video siwo me nèle kplikplikpli, amama, alo gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe dzodzro (eɖanye esiwo wowɔ ŋutɔŋutɔ alo esiwo AI wɔ o) le ame si tsɔ nya ɖe ame ŋu la si la, mehiã be nàlala be woatsɔ faɛlawo ade Internet dzi hafi awɔ mɔ̃ɖaŋununya ƒe afɔɖeɖe o. Mɔ̃ɖaŋununya ƒe mɔnu gãwo (siwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat, Bumble, kple OnlyFans) ma xexeame katã ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe si xea mɔ na nya ɣaɣlawo:

1. Ne Èxɔ Ƒe 18 alo Wu nenema Esi Woɖe Nɔnɔmetata la (StopNCII.org):
2. Go to DzudzɔNCII.org (si UK Revenge Porn Helpline kple SWGfL wɔa dɔ aduadu kple xexeame katã ƒe mɔ̃ɖaŋudɔwɔƒewo).
3. Tia nɔnɔmetata(wo) alo video(wo) si tututu le wò ŋutɔ wò mɔ̃ dzi si le ame si tsɔ nya ɖe amea ŋu.
4. Wò foto medzona le wò fon/kɔmpiuta dzi gbeɖe o: dɔwɔnua zɔna le teƒea le wò web-browser me be wòawɔ asibidɛ tɔxɛ aɖe si le ŋɔŋlɔdzesiwo kple xexlẽdzesiwo me (cryptographic hash) ƒe faɛl la eye wòdaa ko akɔntabubu ƒe hash code la ɖe nyatakakadzraɖoƒea.
5. Ne ame si tsɔ nya ɖe ame ŋu la dze agbagba be yeada foto ma alo aɖoe ɖe mɔ̃ siwo kpɔ gome le eme la, mɔ̃a ƒe hash scanner si wowɔna le wo ɖokui si xea mɔ na fotoa enumake.
6. Ne Wò Mexɔ Ƒe 18 O Esi Woɖe Nɔnɔmetata la (Ne Ame Tsitsie Nènye Fifia gɔ̃ hã) (TakeItDown.ncmec.org):
7. Go to Tsɔe yi anyime.ncmec.org, si nye dɔwɔƒe si Dukɔa ƒe Ðevi Bubuwo Kple Wo Ŋudɔwɔwɔ Ŋusẽkpɔƒe (NCMEC) wɔna femaxee.
8. Abe StopNCII ene la, ewɔa teƒea ƒe nya ɣaɣlawo ƒe hash ɖe wò mɔ̃a dzi evɔ metsɔa wò nɔnɔmetata ŋutɔŋutɔa dea eme o, si xea mɔ na faɛl la le hadomenyatakakadzraɖoƒe gãwo kple gbedasiwo ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒewo le xexeame katã.

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Nyatakakadɔwɔƒe siwo dziɖuɖua ɖo kple kpekpeɖeŋunana le xaxa me le dukɔwo nu¶

Amedzidzedze kple gaxɔxɔxɔ le ame si nye nuvlowɔwɔ gãwo le ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe ɖesiaɖe (18 U.S.C. § 875(d) Dukɔwo Dome Kadodowo ƒe Gaxɔgbalẽviwo Xɔxɔ le United States, si woatsɔ ade dukɔa ƒe gaxɔ me ƒe 2, alo ƒe 20 ne edo ƒome kple ɖeviwo zazã ɖe mɔ gbegblẽ nu; Section 21 of the Theft Act 1968 le United Kingdom, eye woate ŋu ade ame gaxɔ me ƒe 14 sɔŋ).

• United States:
• FBI ƒe Internet dzi Nuvlowɔwɔ Ŋuti Nyatoƒoetoto Dɔwɔƒe (IC3): Tsɔ nyatakaka blibo aɖe yi ** .www.ic3.gov** si me e-mail ƒe tanya xoxowo, hadomenyatakakadzraɖoƒe ƒe URLwo, kple cryptocurrency gakotoku ƒe adrɛswo hã le.
• Nutoa me FBI Field Office alo 911: Ne ame aɖe si le ame ƒom la nye amesi nènya le nutoa me, do ŋɔdzi na ame be yeawɔ ŋutasẽnu le ŋutilã me, alo ne amesi ŋu wowɔ ŋutasẽnu ɖo la mexɔ ƒe 18 haɖe o la, ƒo ka na 911 alo FBI enumake le 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
• Dukɔa ƒe Ðevi Bubuwo & Wozãa Wo Ŋudɔ Ŋuti Dɔwɔƒe (NCMEC): Le amesiame si mexɔ ƒe 18 haɖe o si gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ ƒe taɖodzinu le gome la, gblɔe na Internet dzi Aɖaŋuɖoɖo.org alo nàƒo ka na 1-800-843-5678 (24/7).
• Internet Dzi Dukɔmeviwo ƒe Gomenɔamesiwo Ŋuti Ðoɖo (CCRI Xaxa ƒe Kpekpeɖeŋunaƒe): Ƒo ka na 1-844-878-2274 (US.
• Canada: 1999 me.
• Canada ƒe Ametafatafa Ŋuti Dɔwɔƒe (CAFC): Ka nya ta le Internet dzi alo nàƒo ka na 1-888-495-8501, eye nàgblɔ sɔhɛwo ƒe gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ na Internet dzi nyatakakadzraɖoƒea.ca.
• Fiaɖuƒe Ðeka:
• Kpovitɔ (999 alo 101) & Action Fraud: Ka nya ta tso amedzidzedze ŋu na wò nutoa me kpovitɔwo tẽ le 101 (alo 999 ne afɔku le eme enumake) kple to ** .Action Fraud** (0300 123 2040).
• Hlɔ̃biabia Porn Kpekpeɖeŋunamɔ̃ (Ame tsitsiwo ƒe 18+): Ƒo ka na 0345 6000 459 alo email help@revengepornhelpline.org.uk hena kpekpeɖeŋu enumake be woaɖe nɔnɔmetata siwo me amewo dome le kplikplikpli ɖa.
• Europa Dukɔwo ƒe Ðekawɔha:
• Ƒo ka na 112 alo nàte ɖe wò dukɔa ƒe Internet dzi nuvlowɔwɔ kpovitɔwo ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe (abe Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr alo 3018 le France, Polizei le 110 le Germany, INCIBE ene 017 le Spain).
• Australia kple New Zealand:
• Australia eSafety Commissioner: Tsɔ nɔnɔmetatawo dzi ŋlɔmiwɔwɔ ɖeɖeɖa ŋuti nyatakaka enumake yi eDedienɔnɔ.gov.au (si si se ƒe ŋusẽ le be wòazi mɔ̃wo dzi be woaɖe gaxɔgbalẽviwo ɖa le gaƒoƒo 24 me) eye nàgblɔe na ReportCyber ​​(cyber.gov.au). Le New Zealand la, te ɖe Netsafe (0508 NETSAFE).

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Nya siwo wobiaa amewo enuenu¶

Mexɔ email aɖe si me nye nyagbe xoxo ŋutɔŋutɔwo dometɔ ɖeka le eye wògblɔ be ame si ɖoe ɖa la ʋu nye webcam to "Pegasus spyware" zazã me esime menɔ ame tsitsiwo ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒewo kpɔm, ɖe wònye nyateƒea?¶

Ao, esia nye alakpa automated mass-spam bluff 100 le alafa me. Internet dzi nuvlowɔlawo ɖea dutoƒo "ɖaseɖigbalẽwo tsɔtsɔ de eme" ƒe ŋkɔ gbogbo aɖewo tso dɔwɔƒewo ƒe nyatakakawo dzi dada xoxowo me (abe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe gãwo ƒe gege ɖe amewo me tso ƒe 5 va ɖo 10 enye sia ene) siwo me wò e-mail adrɛs tsɔ kpe ɖe nyagbe xoxo aɖe si nèzã tsã ŋu le. Emegbe wowɔa script aɖe si ɖoa template ɖe ame miliɔn geɖe to posu dzi gblɔna be: "Be maɖo kpe edzi be mege ɖe wò kɔmpiuta dzi la, wò nyagbe ɣaɣlae nye esi: [Nyagbe Xoxo]. Ðo dɔlar 1,000 le Bitcoin me ɖe nye gakotoku me le gaƒoƒo 48 me alo maɖo wò webcam ƒe video si ƒe screen me mã ɖe wò kadodowo katã." Womate ŋu akpɔ wò webcam o, Pegasus spyware (si xɔa dɔlar miliɔn geɖe eye dukɔa ƒe nyatakakaxɔdɔwɔƒewo koe zãnɛ) mele wo si o, eye video aɖeke hã meli o. Tutu e-mail la, mègaɖo eŋu gbeɖe o, eye ɖeko nàkpɔ egbɔ be yemegale nyagbe xoxo ma si dzi woda le zãm le akɔnta aɖeke si le dɔ wɔm la dzi o.

Aleke gbegbee wòanya wɔe be Internet dzi amedzidzedze alo gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe ametafatafa aɖe naɖe fotoawo alo gbedasiawo ɖe go ŋutɔŋutɔ ne mexe mɔ na wo hegbe fexexe?¶

Sedzikpɔlawo ƒe numekuku siwo wowɔ le gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ kple amedzidzedze le Internet dzi ƒe habɔbɔ siwo ŋu wowɔ ɖoɖo ɖo ŋu ɖee fia be le nya akpa gãtɔ (si wu 80 va ɖo 90 le alafa me) me la, ne amesi woɖo taɖodzinu na gbe fexexe tso gɔmedzedzea me ke, wotu woƒe hadomenyatakakadzraɖoƒewo ƒe adzamenyawo gbɔ kpɔkpɔ ƒe ɖoɖowo, eye wòtso kadodo ɖesiaɖe me enumake evɔ mehe nya alo vlododo ametafakala la o la, ametafatafakala la MEWƆna ɖe nyatakakaawo mama le agbɔsɔsɔ gã me dzi o. Nu ka ta? Elabena asitsalawo ƒe amedzidzedze wɔa dɔ abe telefon dzi asitsalawo ene: ɣeyiɣi nye ga, eye gbedasi siwo me kɔ alo esiwo ɖea fu na ame ɖoɖo ɖa tso woƒe Instagram alo Facebook-dzesi siwo le dzo dam la hea nyatakaka gbegblẽwo/amamaɖeɖenuwɔnawo ƒe mɔ̃ siwo wowɔna le wo ɖokui si siwo xea mɔ na akɔntabubu siwo tututu hiã be woaɖo gbedasiwo ɖe woƒe fukpela 50 siwo kplɔe ɖo la tegbee. Ɣeaɖewoɣi la, ametafatafa aɖe aɖo nɔnɔmetata la ɖe ame ɖeka (alo awɔ aʋatso screenshot si awɔ abe ɖe wòɖoe ɖa ene) hafi nàxe mɔ na wo teti be yeadze agbagba ado vɔvɔ̃ na wò be nàxe fe; ne wowɔe hã la, ne ènya do viviti keŋkeŋ ko la, wogblẽa lifi kukua ɖi eye woyia edzi le gaƒoƒo ʋɛ aɖewo ko me.

Ke ne metsi dzodzodzoe xoxo eye meɖo dɔlar 500 ɖe amedzidzela la hafi xlẽ mɔfiame sia, eye fifia wole dɔlar 2,000 bubu dim ɖe?¶

Dzudzɔ fexexe enumake eye nàwɔ lockdown kple silence protocol ma ke tututu fifia. Mègadze "sunk cost fallacy" si nye be nàsusu be fetu ɖeka bubu awu nubabla la nu o, mawu enu gbeɖe o. Esi wònye be èxe fe zi ɖeka xoxo ta la, anɔ eme be amedzidzela la anɔ te sesĩe wu gaƒoƒo 48 va ɖo 72 (awɔ telefon xexlẽdzesi yeye 3 alo 4 alo e-mail adrɛs siwo woatsɔ aɖo nyatakakawo ɖe wò ne èxe mɔ na gbãtɔa vɔ) elabena wonya be ga le asiwò. Kpɔ mɔ na agbagbadzedze mawo siwo akplɔe ɖo, agbe nya ɖeka pɛ hã ŋuɖoɖo, na "Zi ɖoɖoe na Ame Siwo Womenya O" nawɔ dɔ le wò telefon dzi, nàdzudzɔ wò hadomenyatakakadzraɖoƒewo ƒe asiléƒewo alo atrɔ ŋkɔ na wo hena ɣeyiɣi aɖe kwasiɖa eve, te ɖe wò gadzraɖoƒe alo gaxɔgbalẽvi dɔwɔƒe ŋu enumake be nàgblɔ ametafatafa si wozi ɖe ame dzi ƒe asitsatsa la, eye nàtsɔ wò nyatakakaa ayi FBI le IC3.gov.

Ðe mate ŋu aflu amedzidzela la to aʋatso Photoshop dzi screenshot si nye gadzraɖoƒe ƒe gaɖoɖo alo "grabify" IP-tracking link ɖoɖo ɖe wo mea?¶

Ao, mègadze agbagba gbeɖe be yeatsɔ mɔ̃, aflu ame, alo ado dziku na adzodala o. Dutadukɔwo ƒe habɔbɔwo kpɔa aʋatso fexexe ƒe screenshots kple IP-grabber ƒe kadodowo zi gbɔ zi geɖe gbesiagbe, eye ne amedzidzela si ga dzro ko ʋãna zi geɖe la kpɔe be èle fewu ɖum le yewo ŋu, èle woƒe ɣeyiɣi gblẽm, alo nèle agbagba dzem be yeagbugbɔ wo age ɖe wo me la, woƒe ʋiʋli trɔna tso ganyawo ƒe ROI dzi va zua ame ŋutɔ ƒe vlododo kple hlɔ̃biabia, si nye nu vevitɔ si nana ameflula aɖe ɖoa faɛlawo ɖe wò ƒomea ŋutɔŋutɔ alo dɔtɔ le dziku ta. Mègawɔ detective ƒe fefe alo aɖo aʋatso gaxɔgbalẽviwo ɖa o; dzra wò kpeɖodziwo ɖo kpoo, do wò ameŋunyatakakawo ŋuti ɖoɖowo, eye nàbu keŋkeŋ nya aɖeke magblɔmagblɔe.

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Mɔfiame siwo do ƒome kplii¶

• Gaxɔmenɔnɔ, amedzidzedze, kple ameléle sesẽe ŋutɔŋutɔ ƒe tafe ƒe ametafatafa
• Targeted doxxing, ɣeyiɣi ŋutɔŋutɔ me teƒe ƒe sisi, kple ŋutilã me ʋuʋu ƒe ɖoɖowɔɖi
• Lɔlɔ̃ ƒe ametafatafa, catfishing, kple haƒoƒo ƒe ametafatafawo gbugbɔgaxɔ
• Internet dzi amedzidzedze, akɔntabubu xɔxɔ, kple amenyenye fifi ƒe dodokpɔ kpata
• Xexlẽdzesi siwo woŋlɔ ɖe nudzɔdzɔ kpatawo me ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe

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Dzɔtsoƒewo kple dziɖuɖumegãwo ƒe mɔfiame¶

• Dukɔa ƒe Numekuku Dɔwɔƒe (FBI) & Internet dzi Nuvlowɔwɔ Ŋuti Nyatoƒoetoto Dɔwɔƒe (IC3): Ganyawo Gbɔdɔdɔ, Digitál Blackmail Syndicates, kple Kpeɖodziwo Takpɔkpɔ Ŋuti Aɖaŋuɖoɖowo.
• United Kingdom Dukɔa ƒe Nuvlowɔwɔ Dɔwɔƒe (NCA) & Hlɔ̃biabia Amamaɖeɖenuwɔnawo ƒe Kpekpeɖeŋunamɔ̃: Ŋuɖoɖo na Internet dzi Amedzidzedze, Gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe Dɔwɔnawo ƒe Tsitretsitsi, kple StopNCII Hash-Blocking Protocols.
• Europol Europa Internet Dzi Nuvlowɔwɔ Dɔwɔƒe (EC3): Internet dzi Gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe Zitɔtɔ Kple Gaxɔdzo: Nuvlowɔwɔ Ŋuti Ganyawo Kple Ame Siwo Ŋu Wowɔ Nuvlo Le Takpɔkpɔ ƒe Mɔfiamewo.
• Dukɔa ƒe Ðevi Bubuwo & Wozãa Wo Ŋudɔ Ŋuti Dɔwɔƒe (NCMEC): TakeItDown Hash Database kple Sɔhɛwo ƒe Gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe Nudede Dɔme ƒe Dzidzenuwo.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Nuƒlelawo ƒe Nuxlɔ̃amewo le Aʋatso Blackmail Gbugbɔgaxɔ Dɔwɔƒewo kple Automated Webcam Extortion Phishing.