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Jay K. NixonAvvo Rating: 10

Criminal Attorney in Kenosha & Janesville, WI

You are “liable” to these blackmailers only in your own mind, if you are dumb enough to believe them. Odds are, the person on the keyboard who is communicating with you is actually not even a minor but instead an adult, in Nigeria, Eastern Europe, or many other scammer hotspots, some of which do not have extradition treaties with the U.S., and using photos obtained from others Adding to Atty. Ilmanen’s great answer, you should do a favor to both yourself and to the rest of society by reporting this. Spare the details unless someone gets back to you but do tell that you are being blackmailed and that it is still ongoing, since the police may want to arrange a sting operation. My guess, however, is that this is probably originating outside the U.S., so that might be complex, but at least reporting will add this one to their database so that they can monitor the gang doing this and warn others, or take further action if warranted. If you are uncomfortable going to your local police, you can report them online at the FBI’s scam report website, which is at https://www.ic3.gov/. Due to high volumes of these, don’t expect much in the way of response, but do follow up if they get back to you. Odds are, the person on the keyboard who is actually not even a minor but instead an adult in Nigeria, Eastern Europe, or many other scammer hotspots, some of which do not have extradition treaties with the U.S. Another benefit of reporting is that if this gang or the pictures are ever investigated further and your phone number located, the report will prove that you are victim rather than a pedophile.