BM Boys: the Nigerian sextortion network hiding in plain sight on TikTok
by Katie McQue from Technology | The Guardian on (#6X6XE)
US kids are falling prey to a sophisticated network of scammers who extort thousands - and push some victims to suicide
A TikTok video shows a young man fanning out a stack of $100 bills. A second flexes his designer clothes. Another man posts a video of himself dancing and wearing a heavy gold chain. They boast to their eager followers about their path to wealth.
BM got me a new car," states one caption on a video. $5,000 in a few hours."
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