Parents of Teenager Who Took His Own Life After ‘Sextortion’ Highlight Dangers of Online Scams

Parents of Teenager Who Took His Own Life After ‘Sextortion’ Highlight Dangers of Online Scams
A record 2.7m online scams were taken down last year by the National Cyber Security Centre Dominic Lipinski/PA
Katabella Roberts
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The parents of a 17-year-old Michigan teenager who took his own life after being targeted in a “sextortion” scam online are warning parents to have “tough conversations” with their children about the dangers posed by such scams.

Jordan DeMay, from Marquette, Michigan, was found dead by law enforcement officers on March 25, 2022, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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