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Sextorters are targeting young boys online — and flaunting how rich the scam is making them
A snapshot of some of the conversations Marketplace journalists had with accounts that sextortion expert Paul Raffile says are '100 per cent' sextorters. (CBC)
Warning: This story deals with suicide.
For self-proclaimed scammer "John," luring foreigners into sending him money is a full-time job.
"We look for them through Facebook or Instagram," he told CBC's Marketplace. "We look through celebrities' accounts, followers' accounts, then we add them."
He's one of Nigeria's "Yahoo Boys," whose scams include coercing teens into sending nude photos of themselves, then using that to blackmail them for money.
John, which is not his real name, lives in Lagos, an
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