FTC Sues Operator of Sextortion Relief Scheme for Misleading Consumers into Believing it Would Identify Criminals and End Sextortion Attacks
A federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily halt the activities of Digital Forensics Corporation LLC and its CEO for allegedly defrauding consumers out of millions of dollars using false and deceptive promises relating to “sextortion assistance services.” Sextor...
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The FTC has sued Digital Forensics Corporation LLC for running a fraudulent scheme that took millions of dollars from people by falsely claiming to help victims of sextortion (a scam where criminals threaten to release intimate images unless paid). The court has temporarily shut down the company's operations while the case proceeds.
A federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily halt the activities of Digital Forensics Corporation LLC and its CEO for allegedly defrauding consumers out of millions of dollars using false and deceptive promises relating to “sextortion assistance services.” Sextortion is a rapidly growing threat to Americans, routinely carried out by foreign scammers who threaten to publish a nude or sexual image of the victim unless the victim pays the criminal. In a complain...