The fraudster will telephone you and pretend to be from a legitimate organisation such as your bank or a government department, or may impersonate an authority figure, such as a Policeman.

Sextortion is a particular type of ‘extortion’ which happens online where demands for money are made to the victim on the threat that intimate or explicit images or videos of them, will be revealed to their friends, family, peers or their email contact list.  

Fraudsters will typically send you a short message service (SMS), or more commonly known as text message, with an enticing offer or promise to lure and grab your attention. Normally, there is a return telephone number included or you are asked to respond with a text message.