Boy, 15, dies hours after being caught in sextortion scheme

'Godless Demons:' Sickos Running 'Sextortion' Scheme Cause Teen's Tragic Suicide

15-year-old Bryce Tate from Cross Lanes, West Virginia, took his own life in November just three hours after receiving threatening messages from a malicious scammer. The case highlights highlights the growing threat of online "sextortion," in which scammers convince teenagers to share illicit photos then demand money to not go public.   The post ‘Godless Demons:’ Sickos Running ‘Sextortion’ Scheme Cause Teen’s Tragic Suicide appeared first on Br…

Boy, 15, dies hours after being caught in sextortion scheme

West Virginia teen Bryce Tate was found dead shortly after blackmailers demanded money from him in what police say was an 'online sextortion scheme'.

Sextortion scheme explained as 15-year-old boy dies 3 hours after he was targeted

A 15-year-old West Virginia boy died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound just hours after receiving a disturbing series of messages from an unknown sender – messages investigators now say were part of an online sextortion scheme.Bryce Tate, a high school sophomore from Cross Lanes, was found dead at 7:10 PM on November 6, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO). A digital forensic investigation later revealed that at 4:37 PM, Bry…