Sask. Police Alerting Parents to Be on the Lookout for Sextortion Scams

Sask. police alerting parents to be on the lookout for sextortion scams

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) is advising parents and children to be aware of and fa...

Police warn parents as ‘sextortion’ reports spike

SASKATOON, Sask. — Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit is advising parents and children to be aware of and familiarize themselves with online “Sextortion." Most commonly, offenders engage teenage males through chat based s...

Saskatchewan ICE Unit Warns Families About Rise in Online Sextortion Cases

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is urging parents and youth to learn about the dangers of online sextortion following a growing number of reports across the province. Police say sextortion often begins on chat-based social media platforms, where offenders pose as young people to gain the trust of their victims. Teenage boys are […]

Police warn of ‘sextortion’ scam

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit is advising parents and children to be aware of and familiarize themselves with online “Sextortion”. Most commonly, offenders engage teenage males through chat based social media platforms, often pretending to be a young girl of a similar age to those they are targeting. Offenders establish a rapport with their […]