The Long Beach Police Department sent out a warning to residents about “sextortion” schemes and offered resources to victims.
Since May 2025, the agency has opened several investigations into a series of instances targeting people on dating and social media apps.
In the incidents, victims were asked to trade nude photographs with the suspects before exchanging phone numbers and continuing the conversation. Once the conversation continues, the suspect then demands money and threatens to leak the nude photos to the victim’s family, friends and employer if they don’t comply…