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“ CyberTipline Report 2024,” NCMEC, https:// www. missingkids. org / content / dam / missingkids / pdfs / cybertiplinedata2024 / 2024-CyberTipline-Report. pdf
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“ New Snap Research: Gen Z Remains a Target for Online Sextortion, but Signs of Progress,” Snap Values, https:// values. snap. com / news / new-sextortion-research-gen-z
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Paul Raffile, Alex Goldenberg, Cole McCann, et al.,“ A Digital Pandemic: Uncovering the Role of‘ Yahoo Boys’ in the Surge of Social Media-Enabled Financial Sextortion Targeting Minors,” Network Contagion Research Institute, January 2024, https:// networkcontagion. us / reports / yahoo-boys /
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“ Trends in Financial Sextortion: An Investigation of Sextortion Reports in NCMEC CyberTipline Data,” Thorn, June 2024, https:// www. thorn. org / research / library / financial-sextortion /
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Katie McQue,“ BM Boys: The Nigerian sextortion network hiding in plain sight on TikTok,” The Guardian, May 11, 2025, https:// www. theguardian. com / us-news / 2025 / may / 11 / sextortion-nigeria-bm-boys-tiktok
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“ Sexual Extortion & Young People: Navigating Threats in Digital Environment,” Thorn, June 2025, https:// www. thorn. org / research / library / sexual-extortion-young-people /
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Alison Jimenez,“ Disrupting Sextortion Financial Mechanisms,” Dynamic Securities Analytics Blog, https:// securitiesanalytics. com / disrupting-sextortion-financial-mechanisms-3-steps-for-financial-institutions /
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“ Trends in Financial Sextortion: An Investigation of sextortion reports in NCMEC CyberTipline data,” Thorn, June 2024, https:// www. thorn. org / research / library / financial-sextortion /
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“ Sexual Extortion & Young People: Navigating Threats in Digital Environment,” Thorn, June 2025, https:// www. thorn. org / research / library / sexual-extortion-young-people /
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Alison Jimenez,“ Consolidating and Laundering Sextortion Proceeds,” Dynamic Securities Analytics Blog, December 2024, https:// securitiesanalytics. com / laundering-sextortion-proceeds /
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“ United States vs. Johnathan Demetrius Green, et al.,” Justice. gov, https:// www. justice. gov / usao-wdmi / media / 1365931 / dl? inline
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“ Ogoshi Brothers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms In Sextortion Scheme That Resulted In Death Of Teen,” U. S. States Attorney’ s Office, September 5, 2024, https:// www. justice. gov / usao-wdmi / pr / 2024 _ 0905 _ Ogoshi _ Brothers _ Sentenced
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Alison Jimenez,“ Sextortion International Money Laundering,” Dynamic Securities Analytics Blog, January 2025, https:// securitiesanalytics. com / sextortion-international-money-laundering /
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Alison Jimenez,“ Disrupting Sextortion Financial Mechanisms,” Dynamic Securities Analytics Blog, July 2025, https:// securitiesanalytics. com / disrupting-sextortion-financial-mechanisms-3-steps-for-financial-institutions /
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“ Detecting, Disrupting and Investigating Online Child Sexual Exploitation,” Financial Action Task Force, March 2025, https:// www. fatf-gafi. org / content / dam / fatf-gafi / reports / Online % 20Child % 20 Sexual % 20Exploitation % 20Report. pdf. coredownload. inline. pdf
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“ FinCEN Calls Attention to Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crime,” Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, September 2021, https:// www. fincen. gov / sites / default / files / shared / FinCEN % 20OCSE % 20 Notice % 20508C. pdf
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FinCEN Sees Increase in BSA Reporting Involving the Use of Convertible Virtual Currency for Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking,” Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, February 2024, https:// www. fincen. gov / news / news-releases / fincen-sees-increase-bsa-reporting-involving-use-convertible-virtual-currency
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“ 2024 CyberTiplne Reports by Electronic Service Providers,” National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, https:// www. missingkids. org / content / dam / missingkids / pdfs / cybertiplinedata2024 / 2024- reports-by-esp. pdf
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" Take It Down homepage," Take It Down, https:// takeitdown. ncmec. org /
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“ Sextortion: What parents should know,” National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, https:// www. missingkids. org / theissues / sextortion # resources
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