DS being blackmailed

[TinaYouFatLard]

I’m beside myself with worry. I’ve just discovered DS (13) has been blackmailed by someone posing as a teenage girl on Instagram. We’re trying to piece it together but it seems someone messaged him and got him to set up a Hangouts account where they tricked him into sending intimate pictures. They then turned very aggressive and threatening, blackmailing him into sending money.

We found out because he was trying to send money via western union who contacted us. He’s devastated and absolutely terrified this person will follow through on their threats.

What the fuck do we do? Obviously a serious review of our phone policy is happening. Do these people usually follow through on their threats or do they move on to another victim?

To add - you need to make it clear there is 0% chance of you ever wiring money and maybe adding you've contacted the police will mean they will move on.

Op please please call the police. This is very serious. (I work in this field )

Serious paedophile do this not random harmless scammers. I'm sorry op but people are giving very ill informed answers here. You can look on the NCA website and major recent convictions of men who did this at huge scale. They want your son to be terrified then they will extort more images from.him.

Please don't dismiss this as mild scamming.

The police need to be involved urgently