Threatening wrong-number texts probing for engagement

Member posts on Reddit (32)

• Dating app match listed 18-19 mom now demanding money for “phone deactivation fee” or she’ll press charges

  After matching on a dating app with a supposedly verified 18-19 profile, victim was contacted by a 'mother' claiming her daughter was a minor and demanding money.

  reddit · 20 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• Escort scam help needed

  A victim agreeing to meet via WhatsApp was instead contacted by a scammer posing as a cartel member who extorted $300 under threats to family and police.

  reddit · 20 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• E-mail of sextortion with my Password

  Victim received a sextortion email containing real but outdated passwords, with a Bitcoin address concealed inside a PDF attachment.

  reddit · 18 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• downloaded a apk that has malware, hacker sent images of all my contacts and my photos and threatening to expose me

  A victim installed a malicious APK porn app; attackers believed to be in China stole contacts and photos and threatened exposure unless paid.

  reddit · 9 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• Uh... Help (I got threatened by a Gmail account which was made by a user whom I downloaded a file through from discord)

  A victim downloaded a malware-laced game file on Discord; the attacker gained account access and threatened swatting and doxbin exposure unless paid.

  reddit · 4 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• Reddit user saved my verification photo and then blocked me

  A Reddit sugar-arrangement contact moved to Snapchat and saved a verification photo containing the victim's face and date of birth to their camera roll.

  reddit · 15 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• New round of blackmail/Hello Pervert emails start with Hello Sinner

  A new variant of the long-running sextortion email campaign now opens with 'Hello Sinner' instead of the familiar 'Hello Pervert' phrase.

  reddit · 15 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• got a message from the "cartel" the if we don't deliver 50,000 dollars the police seized they will kill us

  A family received a threatening text with personal details demanding $50,000 linked to a relative's recent drug arrest, consistent with cartel extortion scam patterns.

  reddit · 14 Aug 2026 · advance_fee

• Mom “scammed” and can’t figure out where it came from

  An elderly couple received unsolicited MMS cat images/videos from an unknown number, raising concern about the sender's intent.

  reddit · 14 Aug 2026 · other

• I received a scam email, other posts say it´s a bluff, but it has actual private photo information linked into it, How?

  User received a sextortion email that included actual private Google Photos images, raising concerns about how the scammer accessed their account.

  reddit · 9 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• Got a horrible email and I'm feeling disgusted

  User received a sextortion email sent from a foreign-language account with a two-day payment deadline; they felt violated after opening it weeks after it arrived.

  reddit · 9 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [US] Creepy Text Messages

  Recipient received two overnight texts encoding threatening surveillance messages in NATO phonetic alphabet and binary, from an unrecognised Illinois number.

  reddit · 10 Aug 2026 · other

• Text messages claiming my fiance is cheating

  An engaged person received distressing texts claiming their fiancé was cheating; the sender used personal details including a nickname and declined to explain their source.

  reddit · 13 Aug 2026 · other

• [EU] Got sextorted, did not give in, but i'm afraid they will come back around

  Scammer bypassed Instagram's single-view restriction to capture intimate footage, then threatened to share it with the victim's followers unless paid.

  reddit · 11 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [US] Got emailed about how if I don't pay $500 in bitcoin in 3 hours all of my photos will be leaked to all my contacts

  Victim's Hotmail account was compromised; they receive sextortion emails demanding $500 in bitcoin within 3 hours or photos will be sent to contacts.

  reddit · 10 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [US] Someone just attempted to run a blackmail scam on me

  Scammer texts victim, combines their public Facebook photos with explicit images, and threatens to distribute a defamatory collage including victim's phone number.

  reddit · 10 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• Sextortion email (should I be worried)

  Recipient received a sextortion spam email with old breached passwords claiming to have footage of them watching adult content.

  reddit · 5 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [US] Sent a picture of myself to a posssible scammer on Snapchat

  Scammer contacted victim on Chess.com, moved to Snapchat, and pressured them for non-professional photos before remixing the shared image.

  reddit · 6 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [GR] Received a sextortion email claiming they recorded me through my webcam

  Victim received a sextortion email using Unicode character obfuscation to evade spam filters, claiming months of device access and threatening video release.

  reddit · 6 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• Email blackmail scam question

  Victim found a 'Hello sinner' sextortion email in junk mail referencing an unfamiliar program called 'Candid' as the supposed access tool.

  reddit · 6 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [US] Step dad received scam text and now his coworker is harassing the scammer

  Step-father received a threatening extortion text demanding $1,000 for a missed appointment fine, sent to the wrong number.

  reddit · 5 Aug 2026 · phone_scam

• [US]TELEGRAM SCAMMER EXPOSED (MAKE THIS VIRAL)

  A Telegram user solicited intimate photos under the guise of fun, then threatened to send them to the victim's contacts unless paid approximately 5,000 in local currency.

  reddit · 4 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [US] Be very careful who you share your phone number with.

  After sharing his phone number online, a victim was bombarded by multiple numbers threatening false child-sexting allegations and contact with his family.

  reddit · 1 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• [US] Random Number Texts Me Saying They Have Secret Recording of Me in Work Bathroom

  Victim received an unsolicited text claiming the sender had an old covert bathroom recording of them at work.

  reddit · 1 Aug 2026 · sextortion

• Weird detail in family group chat scam?

  Family receives a bizarre group text including a long-disconnected landline, containing abusive and fabricated allegations about a family member.

  reddit · 31 July 2026 · other

• [India] NoBroker is NOT safe for women. An unauthorized social media rep is using goon tactics and threatening me!

  Female NoBroker tenant reports being threatened by an unauthorised company social media rep after posting a dispute online.

  reddit · 29 July 2026 · other

• [US] weird text with a picture of social media account?

  A US user received a text containing a photo of a fake Instagram profile using their name and area code, which was quickly unsent by the sender.

  reddit · 28 July 2026 · other

• [US] I woke up to a bunch of really aggressive texts at the same time?

  Person woke to aggressive threatening texts from three unknown numbers shortly after posting their partner on social media.

  reddit · 27 July 2026 · other

• What the actual? Scam or random sick prank?

  Family members of the poster received texts from an unknown number making serious allegations about them using old personal details, with no clear financial demand.

  reddit · 25 July 2026 · other

• (US) Received text message about trespass

  US resident received a threatening trespass text from a distant area code, with no plausible connection to the sender's location.

  reddit · 21 July 2026 · sms_scam

• Possible threat of police in a random text

  Poster received an unsolicited text accusing them of stalking and threatening police, from an area code in a state they have never visited.

  reddit · 15 July 2026 · other

• Is it a pimp scam?? Scared

  Canada-based recipient received an intimidating text from an unknown number claiming he wasted massage parlour staff time and threatening unspecified consequences.

  reddit · 6 July 2026 · other