You should notify the police of what happened and see if there is anything they can do...yes the damage has been done by then sending the photos to your contacts, but these people need stopping before they move on to the next victim

Oh man, that sucks. Try not to be too hard on yourself though, no doubt you were feeling vulnerable and yeah - everyone loves a bit of positive attention. You’re human. Clean up your socials privacy settings, ready yourself and your ego for some awkward conversations, and try to remember this too shall pass. Try to stay circumspect and it won’t be long before you’re telling the story as a cautionary tale to some friends.

You're supposed to send face pics and nudes of other people.

I'd freak if my sister sent back nudes of her..

Here in the UK that's illegal, not sure about where you are?

Tell all your friends to send nudes back to this person to establish dominance.

Hahaha that would be funny!!!

Spoken like a true pro lol, thank you

I bet you’re better looking than you think or feel. You made the right choice! Good on you

Pretty sure blackmailing is illegal almost everywhere

A good police officer is one who would wait to start laughing until after they hung up on you. There is nothing they will do for something as petty as this.

This is a fairly common scam. Don't beat yourself, as you are far from the first or last to be a victim.

Once you send those pics, it's on the scammer as to whether they actually share them or not. The fact they sent them just speaks volumes of what a shit person they really are.

Yet another example of what thinking with dick does.

Yup.

Did all your friends say "Ha! Look! I got a nude pic! That must mean he tried to get laid and got scammed! OP is a degenerate! Get him fired from everything!" If they are smart and care about you, they would say "at least you didn't lose your $500".

Was it a full body nude shot or just a🍆 pic? You can always claim the Shaggy defense, "It wasn't me." 😂 Lesson learned, let's all rock out with our 🐓 out, right?

Sheeesh, if this actually happened I feel so bad for you… What a world we live in

Can I ask if you have ever read stories of other people getting stug like this?

Nobody has mentioned anything except my sister who was livid that some scum bag is doing this

Face and all 🙃

In all honesty I guess I should’ve known better in today’s world but I was not in a good head space.

How did the people that received them react?

Possibly, I can’t remember any instances off the top of my head but it seems familiar thinking about it

Not sure, my sister called me, angry that someone could be this cruel, nobody else has mentioned it

Did you think about them at all before you sent your pictures?

Note to self, don't sext someone you haven't met or haven't talked to by voice to for a long while.

This story reminds me of the episode Shut Up and Dance from the show Black Mirror.

Honestly, didn’t ring a bell until after it happened

Oh joy, I’ll have to check it out

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Regarding the embarrassment reaction: if some rando sent me nudes of my friends or family out of blue I'd just report them. "Well yeah that's my brother's junk, did you need confirmation or something?".

This won't fit every context but hey, a lot of the people who could get it might not freak out and need a pastor afterwards.

Well with your username I'd think you'd want to show it off, but maybe not to family lol 🐎

only illegal if you get caught/s but yeah i think you are right.

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Hahah it’s from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure! But yes definitely not to family 😅

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I imagine it's been a while... Sexting that is.

Just remember:

1. No exchange of social media that is tied to family or friends. You know... "burn accounts."
2. No identifying features in photos especially with strangers.
3. Scammers prey on the lonely or gullible. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
4. Keep your intentions clear with yourself. If you are going for fun with a stranger, make extra steps to protect yourself or identity. If you're going for a relationship, take your time to get to know them first... Preferably in public spaces.

This really helped a lot, thank you!!!

This happened to my cousin

He's so shameless he just said "yeah so?" And the scammer had no idea what to do

Have no shame and she holds no power

Seems to happen all the time.

Maybe your friends wife will you know... reciprocate.

>Don't beat yourself

Especially not on cam!

Oh yeah that’s a great episode. I remember just sitting there while the end credits played like 😦

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It's 2023 and things like this are common, . Most people will react like this, possibly with a 'he should have known better though' thrown in but that's not that bad to deal with.

Expected fallout is some awkward jokes, some support and no real negative effects, so I wouldn't beat yourself up (or off) about it.

Pretty sure he is talking about the distributing nudes without consent, which is illegal in the UK

These happen too often. All yall posting them dumb fr

Wait.. your wife is cool that you are sexting other people?

Oops just realized you're separated so she doesn't really get an opinion

Thanks capt.

I mean, the scammer isn’t exactly trying to stay on the right side of the law in the first place.

Seems to be one of these posts a week these days...

No worries PP man

Really?! 🤯

Saw where this was going two sentences in.

Looking at the search https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/1086fxg/tifu_by_potentially_getting_my_nudes_exposed/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button was the last one, but yeah this seems to have a post weekly

Edit I think this one is slightly later https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/1082gn5/tifu_i_sent_nudes_to_someone_on_snapchat_and_they/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

how do they even get ur contacts?

these posts never get old, even though I see one like every week

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why dont u go to the fucking police

I would have been like,"Yea so? Who hasn't seen me naked?" then they have nothing.

Irrespective of if you get caught, illegal is illegal

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By you going to their insta and following or commenting on of their pictures. They go to your insta account and contact your friends and family via insta... I'm guessing, seems the only way I can think of that happening

To be fair, these people are hard to track and usually live in other countries so they probably can't be caught or brought to justice

I mean at least she heard you out. I'm sure if anyone got a nude of you from a rando account they'll know something is up since this is such a common scam. This happened to me a while ago. I gave them $20 when they asked for 200. They still threatened to send them but they didn't, because I woke up the next day and saw the facebook page they were using was now a completely different dude. I wish these scumbags would burn

I’m normally like that but I panicked 😅

It’s all burner stuff, number and IG go nowhere

Correct

its wild the things people will do with the scams / identity theft / robbing stores in broad daylight.. all instead of just trying to actually get a job

Mis-matched genitals is a must.

Well to be fair this is such a easy scam to do with how horny dudes are on the internet…. Like it’s actually a good income with super low risk lmao

"Oh blackmail, that's cool. I'll just forward all these details to my friendly local constabulary, they'll be in contact with you soon"......

I wonder if this works with my current man of 9 years. I wouldn't really send his nudes to anyone but I could use $500.

That sucks OP. Tough break. This is why I encourage everyone, male and female, to be selective with who they show their body to. You never know what you're dealing with, especially online or over the phone.

Fwiw if I got nudes randomly from someone I cared about who got scammed I wouldn’t say anything and wouldn’t judge them and would be mad at the scammer for also invading my privacy and would just put it in the vault and not think about it much beyond “oh that sux don’t give them money for your nudes.”

Ten years ago this was truly life ruining and for some people it still can be (teachers). But it happens more and more now so most people are over the shock value.

This scam is particularly odious and to my mind not too far away from committing multiple sexual assaults (you and everyone they hit with your pictures unsolicited)

Lol I am 31 and also had this happen before

THIS

While embarrassing, you’re 30 years old - nobody really cares about that shit unless they’re super religious or 14 years old.

Of course, family will tease you until you die, but that’s because you’re taking it too seriously.

And - most importantly - you’ve got a great story to tell at parties. Seriously.

Yeah that’s what I’ve come to realize, thanks!!!