Exposition- I'm fairly new on here, never posted on reddit nor have I joined reddit since a month or so ago. This is my first post, and my story. I'm a 21 M and I will be telling my sextortion event that happened 6 months ago. This will be a long one guys... ill write the best I can to make it engaging throughout your experience. Anyone who DMS me without my approval in the comments will be blocked! recovery Scams will be reported!. All the information I will give is true only a few scenes of the story will be modified to ensure I keep innominate.
I find myself in Vegas on my 21st birthday. I went on the trip with a few friends and have been in Vegas few days prior to my 21st. After a long day of drinking gambling and general fun I went back to the hotel room while my friends stayed out. I was tired from walking all day, just picked up a few joints, and was exhausted from being tipsy for hours on end. I layed down and decided to blow off some general body stress as I was horny from seeing all the strip girls and multitude of attractive females. I saw a cute girl added me on Instagram and I had a DM request from her. I never check my social medias so it could have been in there for quite awhile. She had a good ratio of followers and followed, About 10 pics and everything seemed right.. I even checked out her followers and they all seemed to be normal people, even a few comments on her posts, so I engaged with little suspicion.
It started off with messaging on Instagram she asked general questions. she sounded legit, I even expressed my worry for bots and scams which she promptly shut down and ensured her identity by sending me a timed picture over Instagram. (I'm used to bots and sex scams but always avoided them successfully or even fucked with them a bit, so for this to check out caught me off guard.) I initiated the changeover from Instagram to snapchat to get down and do some fun care free dirty. We messaged some more and everything was going well besides for two things that I should of picked up on. 1. She messed up on her English but I dismissed it as a typo. and 2. She asked for me to send a picture of my face. Me being tipsy and a little high I said fuck it! I'm pretty used to trading nudes and have always been an active sexual guy with various people. We talked some more with her asking questions that gave out some more information of myself like what I do for work and where I go to school. When I asked her the same she had everything scripted perfectly to fool me into a false security. She started sending nudes of herself and videos over snapchat, not just in her camera roll but actual live ones. seeing that all of my suspicion went out the window.
I sent one back.. Just a mirror pick without my face being showed. (this is a little off topic but it was a damn good picture! I tend to be more aesthetic than boring from past experiences) there was a brief pause afterword's. As I was just about to send another she started typing and my dick went limp from what I read. "YOUR LIFE IS OVER IF YOU DONT LISTEN TO ME". I saw a well put together collage of my selfie photo next to my faceless mirror pic, my location on snapchat ( Which showed me in Vegas on the strip as I was staying at one of the casinos at the time), And my Instagram page. needless to say I responded with a "wat", and that's when the demands and threats came rolling in.
500$ and it could all go away, I wasn't very responsive at first but then came the screenshots of my followers list. she Threatened that if I blocked her it would be my biggest mistake and already in the time span of 5 minutes from being confronted with the blackmail. She sent it out to 9 people individually. Now I really don't care who sees my dick, I'm not embarrassed and regularly take nudes just to keep for myself to raise my self confidence, I'm thankful to be somewhat endowed. A huge part of me wanted to say just do it, I don't have family on Instagram, My Facebook was already on max privacy settings, which where my family followed me on. It was a good picture and it will probably just gain me more women or attraction from others but there was there was two people on that list that changed my whole mood from being fucking do it! to oh god fuck me. Fuck Fuck Fuck...
An ex I was in love with on bad terms and a girl I was seeing at the time. I know, I know... I'm a piece of shit for sending a nude while seeing someone. it was early in our relationship, I was in Vegas, birthday trip, I said fuck it I'm gonna have harmless fun. I now see that wasn't fair to the girl I'm seeing and regret it severely. For the ex, Its simple I was still in love with her. She led me on for years, we fucked on and off, I became infatuated with that person. She broke it off every time and it was a toxic cycle. At the time Both of those people seeing my nude seeing my self projection of who I am and what I was doing meant everything. I started to freak out into an panic and anxiety attack and that's where the negotiation began.
DEAL 1. I bargained it down to 200$ because in my mind at the time it was a race against the clock. At anytime those two people could open it and see. Luck was on my side due to it being at such a late time in the night. I never encountered being scammed like this...I didn't know what to do, I wish I could've been introduced to this reddit page sooner. The deal was the scammer would accept the 200$ and the ordeal would be over, the pictures would be deleted. I sent Via Cashapp. Afterword's the scammer responded with alright now give me the other 300$ since it was originally "500" I was rightfully pissed that the deal was broken and Insisted if I did so I would be broke with no money for food. Scammer did not care And sent me more screenshots of them sending it to more people individually. So I struck another deal with the position I was in.
DEAL 1 extended The deal was she would delete and show me proof of deletion (screenshots) of all the people she sent it to. she deleted the messages and sent me proof. I went to go send the other 300$ but turns out cashapp recognized it as a scam. and blocked all transaction moving forward. That being said it definitely infuriated the scammer and more threats were made. I tried PayPal.. didn't work. I tried to download a crypto currency.. didn't work. 30 mins or so has passed and the scammer resent all the photos to their dm's and showed me proof. That put me back on the clock again. This scammer was texting me for 2 hours straight as I was scrambling to figure out how to send them the other 300$ But no platform seemed to work. This was detrimental to my mental state as everything seemed to be falling apart in my own little world and everything I tried to do to fix it failed. I tried to call them in a panic to explain my situation.
A man picked up the phone. A man pretending to be a girl, a man who is actively looking at my dick and sending it to other people, a man whos Indian or African with no remorse in his voice. To be honest my memory kind of blackouts here, The past 3 hours have been in a constant state of anxiety and panic that my brain recognizes it as a traumatic event. I remember the memory in gray with a cold feeling behind it. At this moment my friends come up and see how I am, they ask if I'm okay which I give a very shallow response. They knew something happened but not what of. I left the room still on the phone with the scammer Pleading on another way to fix whatever this is, borderline crying if I remember correctly. At this point I'm in a manic episode, I'm not thinking clearly and I'm a hostage that's trying to race the clock. he brings if there are any crypto currency machines near me, to my surprise there is.
Did you guys know crypto currency machines are even a thing? I didn't. You can put in money like an ATM and send bitcoin over to a specified wallet. Well anyways the scammer gave me their wallet address but the gas station that had the machine was 1.7 miles away and it was 2 am in the morning. I told him I wouldn't have enough money for a cab and didn't know how to get over there. The scammer insisted that I just go in the morning and he would contact me at 9 am.. but the pictures would remain being sent all throughout that time. Fuck that, I said I would walk there instead because I wanted to get this settled that night. I didn't want to wake up another day EVER feeling like this EVER again. I used to be suicidal in the past... Tried a handful of times which resulted in me being hospitalized. for years I never thought of suicide and thought I got past that mental illness I had. But if I woke up another damn day feeling how I was in that moment I would kill myself... so it needed to be settled that night. and I started walking to a gas station that was 1.7 miles away. A gas station that was on the end of the strip from where I was staying at 2 am. I didn't feel safe and the streets of Vegas were eerily quite
As I got there I found the Machine I was looking for. I put in the destination of where the money was going and sent. another 300 down the drain... but I didn't care as long as it was over as long as what I felt in that moment ceased to exist. I sent him proof of the transfer and he responded "alright go back to your hotel room now". I took a moment to myself and with my remaining couple dollars bought a pack of Marlboro reds from the cashier. The first cigs I had since a quitting couple years ago. The cashier was a black man in his 30's I had somewhat of tears in my eyes because I knew it wasn't over. Just from the way the scammer said "Go back to your hotel room " I knew there was more coming. I didn't block yet because I was waiting for him to show me proof of deletion of all the messages he sent. the cashier said " you good bro?" and I just looked at him and with a sigh said." I'm being blackmailed". He figured much since I was at the cryptocurrency machine at 2 am XD. he stepped outside with me and smoked one of the cigs I bought. we talked for a bit (I don't remember what he said because my memory blacked it out) but I do remember him saying " well it is Vegas, and hopefully it stays in Vegas". Ah the good ole saying, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
DEAL 2 The scammer texted me asking where I was while I was walking the 1.7 miles back to the hotel. I responded like a hostage, saying I was walking back and nearly there. I asked "are we good now?" He responded "Not yet" I stopped in my tracks and broke down crying as I knew this would happen. I quickly recover myself and push back the tears of panic. "If you want the pictures fully deleted then you have to pay 200$" I pleaded my case to him saying we had a fucking deal! but that meant nothing to him. He wanted money and he was under the impression I had a shit ton of money since I was in Vegas. In reality I was pretty much broke. After having 30 minutes of conversation with him trying to tell him I was legit broke he sent me more photos of him sending it out to more people and the same people as before. the advice he told me was to borrow the money from other people... I went into a corner of an outside building. and I just remember crying.. Panicking, Depression, suicide, self harm, it was traumatic to say the least. I didn't have the money he demanded and now I'm BACK on the clock to race and get money to fulfill his demands in order to delete that picture.. All over a fucking picture that I look good in!! thinking back I was a fucking idiot but, regardless it was being sent to two people that made it a game changer for me, My ex, and the person I was seeing. I was in a manic depression episode and there was no return to my true self until I would fall asleep I wake with a clear head.. But it wasn't over, the night still went on
Hey guys this is unrelated to the story but if you sensed a different writing pattern its because I started this sober and now I'm drunk. Its just hard reliving this experience I had, sorry for the sloppy writing, it may get emotional.
Walking back into the hotel, defeated, my mind molested knowing I had no funds to meet the demands I walked into my room. My friends were there confused on where I've been and worried. They asked about my situation which I gave a cold answer of "I just need money don't worry" they asked how much and 200$ is what I got collectively. I'm sure they must've thought I got into a bad gambling experience and just owed someone money due to waging bets I didn't have. And in a way.. that's all it was a gamble, and I lost...
Returning communication with the scammer keeping him updated on where I was and what I was doing. In order to please him in every aspect I could, I let him know I got the borrowed funds and was omw back to that gas station 1.7 miles away and will be depositing another 200$ worth of bitcoin into his wallet the entire time I was trying to strike demands with him when unexpectedly My phone died while leaving him on read... I was .5 miles away from my phone charger and I knew that would be devastating to my situation I rushed back and charged my phone.. as soon as it turned on I saw his snap messages. He sent it out to the rest of the people he had on his list ( which was like 14) and he was very upset. I explained to him that it was unintentional and in that moment I realized... I was his bitch.... I told him I was on my way after my phone got to 10% and That if I do deposit the money he would send proof of all the deleted messages beforehand and that this would be the LAST DEAL. he agreed. and I was forced to take his word for it. The entire time charging my phone in my room with my friends present they tried to talk to me about what was going on. Honestly I don't remember what I said, I think I was just silent with them. They knew something serious was going on with me and offered to come with me but I refused. on my walk to the gas station down the strip I got a little bit of my head back and decided to block him on Instagram so he would no longer be able to send to more of my followers. (I shoulda done in the first place.) 5 mins afterwards while I was still walking he realized and texted me "you blocked me on Instagram are you trying to play SMART?" which I replied " No I'm just scared" (Now the thing is guys is I know he has all the cards so I'm purposely trying to play little and have shown him I'm being suicidal and helpless in the hopes that he would show pity and stick to his word.) he threatened me more of course but I just told him and took a video that I was on my way to make the final payment, which I guess pleased him.
That same cahier at the gas station saw me walk in again and he said "more?" I replied with just a head nod. that guy was my only support in this whole ordeal and I thank him for that even with his little gestures it made things feel more... normal. I made sure the scammer showed me proof of the recently deleted messages and then I paid the scammer and sent him proof. he replied with a "ok you can walk back now." I left the gas station with the cryptocurrency machine with a dead look in my eyes. making the trip of another 1.7 miles. I walked back not caring if I got hit by a car on the road wishing that it would just end. and to my expectation I got another snap message.
DEAL 3
It wasn't over, it never was over and I accepted it with little emotion. "I need another 200$ for my associates to delete them or else they will use it against you." I told him that was against our deal and that he wasn't a man of his word after he INSISTED that he was. non-the-less he persisted with his threats. I reassured him that I do NOT have any more money but he responded by saying " I know you have more money in that hotel room" I guess staying in Vegas for this whole ordeal made me look rich or something.... afterword's he started sending me screenshots of him resending it to the people on his list.. Let me tell you guys... for those who are still reading this... which I doubt anybody would read something this long.. Rock bottom, being betrayed and held hostage. its such a bad feeling. I'm 700$ down, 900+ miles away from home... and it was just.. bad. The more I type on this damn story the more I'm fucking drinking rn. Its a race against the clock because at this time its near 6 AM I've walked 7.8 Miles round so far Just from this scam. I'm mentality destroyed and told the scammer once again my expectations if I were to make this deal with the scammer again, same old same old. delete the messages and show me proof and I will send you the funds. sure enough he sent me proof of the messages being deleted and I told him to give me 40 min to get to the gas station again since I was still walking back to my room and I will send him proof of the transfer.
Walking once again back into the hotel room like a zombie on autopilot. I found my friends sleeping, I woke my best friend up. and told him I needed another 200$ with a tear in my eye. his response was only "dude what the fuck is going on with you?" I told him "please, ill tell you tomorrow this is the end of it." he plugged me with 200$ via cashapp and I promptly left the room and headed towards the atm. (At this moment I accepted that after this payment I would block the scammer in every way due to me not being able to trust him.) I informed him that I was on my way, "which he responded "hurry up I don't have all day" .... i have been having an anxiety attack/ panic for over 6 hours with this fucking guy walked damn near 8 miles bout to be 9.5 and he says he doesn't have all fucking day... it shows how much they do NOT CARE about you. all you are is a resource to them.
Well basically to wrap this up I walked all the way back to the gas station with the machine payed him the other 200$ the entire time hes up my ass with threats and I showed him more proof of me sending the transaction via snapchat video. As I was walking back to my hotel for a third time he asked for me to send him the receipt of all the transactions via bitcoin. Turns out I lost one of my receipt and he started threatening me again. I showed him all three of the videos i took of me at the machine and he decided to believe me which I thank god for... pathetic I thank god for something like that. after some more talking with the scammer I could feel there was another "deal" coming along. i could FUCKING feel that it wasn't over. so I started concluding my business with him..... You know what's shitty. the most shitty fucking thing ever? is when you thank a scammer for his business and understanding... because that's what I fucking did. after he believed that sent him all the funds ( which I did) I fucking thanked him.... I told him to have a good night and thankyou for your business and understanding..... I told him to have a goodnight... and then I blocked him after he read it before he could make another demand... Shittiest feeling in the world. 900$ down, a ruined 21st vacation, broke and in debt, abused and mentally traumatized, deceived and broken. and I fucking thanked him for it..
I blocked him at a good time, he showed me proof of deletion before hand and I met his demands, I set negotiation boundaries with him ( even though that doesn't mean shit) and I'm thankful because while I was in a fucked up mindset I realized and found a way out.
Reading this reddit forum I realize this is a wide broad scam. Usually there is a 4th deal, and at the 4th deal you are fucked.. Technically I only had 3 deals due to the 1st and 2nd being the same 1st original deal. so it seems I got out at just the right time thankfully. I could feel another "deal" coming, and that's why I promptly ended it. my best bet when I had a clear had was " THEY CAN NOT BALCKMAIL YOU IF THEY CANNOT MAIL YOU" ~ignorance is bliss
Conclusion I was stupid, I didn't know about this reddit page and I wish I did. If you are going through it, hopefully this helps in showing that they will take advantage of you without a care in the world.. After I blocked them a couple days later another Instagram account tried to follow me with the same name but slightly different, I changed my Instagram name. 4 days later they tried to follow me again, that's when I deactivated my account, its been deactivated for 5 month's now. I want to reactivate it so I can get all of my photos on there but I'm scared, might wait a couple more months just to be safe. on snapchat I still get these random people that add me from " search" but I decline their requests. no ones accepted unless I know them. For the relationship I was in during the time, I ended up telling her months later what happened. granted she was pissed, but we are still dating months later after telling her and she was more mad I didn't tell her what happened. Mad that I acted like everything was fine and the vacation went great! although I was looking behind my back constantly. I'm now on the route of falling in love with her and things seems to be going up and up. Even if my nude does get leaked to special people or in general. And tbh guys... I've only told 3 people since this happened, and every time its a compressed nutshell of what happened, so this is my full story. you are the first to hear it. even though the story doesn't go into all the details still. its just good to get off my chest and worth writing going on 4 hours for.. thankyou so much for being my outlet. I'm young, I don't have a solid career yet, and I'm not married. so why do I care if they see a good picture of my penis???!?! but As far as my knowledge my photo's were never leaked. or at least people never told me they were. The people I reached out to said that they did have a message from that person but it was "deleted" so it seems like the scammer never retaliated for me blocking them. I assume I made them happy, or they felt pity. Either way it was a very traumatic experience for me I started writing this story 4 hours ago sober, and now I finish it drunk....4345 words later that cant still describe my experience...Thankyou for listening.
THEY CAN NOT BALCKMAIL YOU IF THEY CANNOT MAIL YOU ~ignorance is bliss
