Many people breaking the law are not hardened criminals but part-timers, making a little cash on the side. In this series of articles, I show you the small time scams and how to avoid getting stung.
Cam sex is booming, with thousands of men going online nightly, looking for a woman to cam with. The disproportionate ratio of men to women is something the blackmailer takes advantage of. Using feminine names on chat sites such as yahoo, he chats to men online and goes on cam with them, playing footage of an attractive girl through free software such as manycam. He records footage of the victim masturbating on cam and threatens to send it to people the victim knows via their facebook page.
How do I guard against this?
1. Don't wank on cam. Abstinence is your best protection.
2. Don't accept files via messenger. Blackmailers will send you malware dressed as a picture to find your contact information. Simply a name and an IP address can be enough to track somebody down.
3. Don't use your facebook email to chat. Emails are searchable on facebook and will lead a blackmailer straight to you. Furthermore, don't reuse the first half of your address with a different provider, eg your email is james@gmail.com and you sign into yahoo chat as james@yahoo.com.
4. Don't give out your email. Seems obvious but the extortionist may ask you for your information to set up another cam date.
Following these steps should keep you safe in your online chat endeavours.
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