Sextortion: Get Support Without Sending More
If someone threatens to share intimate material, do not send more images or money. Get support from a trusted person and use the platform’s reporting process.
By ZoraSafe · Content reviewed
You do not have to manage the threat alone
Sextortion uses threats involving intimate material or conversations to demand money, more material or another action. Tell a trusted adult if you are a minor. Do not assume paying will make the demand end.
Keep evidence without spreading images
Preserve account names, messages and payment demands where safe. Block the suspect without deleting useful messages. Do not download, forward or ask someone to send sexual images of a minor to create evidence.
Sources: NCMEC: Sextortion: getting help and reporting; NCMEC: Take It Down: eligibility and limitations
Use the appropriate image-abuse resource
NCMEC’s Take It Down is for eligible material taken when the person was under 18. Use only material already on your device; do not download it to submit. Adults can check StopNCII.org’s eligibility and process. Both tools have coverage limits; neither removes everything from the internet.
Sources: NCMEC: Take It Down: eligibility and limitations; StopNCII.org: How image hashing works on participating platforms
Prioritize immediate support
If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. In the United States, call or text 988 for crisis support. A trusted person can stay with you while you report and secure accounts.
Sources and product references
Reviewed 2026-10-08. Source dates and scope matter; a linked source supports the associated guidance, not every claim about every product.