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mrduckbear 04/09/21 12:30:42 AM #1: |
Have you ever been tricked (catfished) by a stranger online before?
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He died on March 30 after his father's home in upstate NY just hours after he was bombarded with threats as part of a catfishing scam He dreamed of being an environmental conservationist police officer and was targeted by someone who posed as a girl and befriended him NY Police issued a warning to parents and teens about the scam after learning more than a dozen have had similar incidents where teens have fallen victim to it The family is grieving and said he was his usual self the day he died as Mary Rodee said she had just taken him to get his braces for the first time before dropping him off at his fathers where he fed cows and chatted with his uncle and stepmom His family only knew of the blackmail letters around midday where he was talking to a "girl" on facebook and he sent personal nude photos of himself to her After getting him to send the embarrassing photos, tey demanded money or they would leak it to his family, friends and on social media Darren Basford, his father said the blackmailer continued to bombard him with messages making him feel there was no way out and it broke him Darren said his son thought the only way out was death because he didn't want to be embarrassed..and within hours after receiving the threats, he committed suicide His mother believes it was a split second of madness that broke him as his father blasted the scammer as the devil He did not want this to happen to another child and is "steaming mad" over the situation The Police have now issued a warnign to all parents of this apparent scam and to not trust strangers on the internet who send them anonymous messages A memorial for Riley was held on Monday with several locals and friends let balloons into the sky as the family is begging parents to watch their kids on social media.. Have you ever been tricked by a fake online person you met online before? https://i.imgur.com/lt0BSGK.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wEw9Ozb.jpg https://i.imgur.com/y1K4K73.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0JjD4e5.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XiKqxtV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4o581Dh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/AbxWAoI.jpg --- The Users have Spoken. News Will Continue...For Now ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Revelation34 04/09/21 1:06:41 AM #2: |
Charge the scammers with possession of child porn.
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Zareth 04/09/21 1:16:59 AM #4: |
The scammers are probably from another country. Such things rarely become international incidents. Maybe this will because there was a death involved.
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MICHALECOLE 04/09/21 1:18:36 AM #5: |
Poor kid.
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aHappySacka 04/09/21 1:34:46 AM #6: |
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wwinterj25 04/09/21 2:30:22 AM #7: |
mrduckbear posted...
Have you ever been tricked (catfished) by a stranger online before?No. Talking through text and then using webcams and/or mics before doing anything nudity related online prevents that for me. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/guXxsmA ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mead 04/09/21 2:42:36 AM #8: |
RIP
I hope the people who tried to blackmail him are found somehow and held accountable. In my opinion should be charged with murder. Not contributing to accidental death or homicidal negligence or something else like that either. Murder. It reminds me of a character in the show Euphoria who ends up --- YOU control the numbers of leches. -Sal Vulcano ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 04/09/21 5:14:34 AM #9: |
Things like this are why teenagers usage of social media needs to be heavily restricted. Any adult can look at this objectively and think "he should have just told his parents the truth", but many people that age don't have the perspective or maturity to deal with such a seemingly serious issue.
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Mead 04/09/21 5:26:09 AM #10: |
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
Things like this are why teenagers usage of social media needs to be heavily restricted. Any adult can look at this objectively and think "he should have just told his parents the truth", but many people that age don't have the perspective or maturity to deal with such a seemingly serious issue. well said --- YOU control the numbers of leches. -Sal Vulcano ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kind9 04/09/21 5:35:29 AM #11: |
Has anyone seen that movie Disconnect from 2012? Reminds me of some shit that happened in that movie. Very sad.
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HornedLion 04/09/21 7:28:58 AM #12: |
Man, anyone that was this kids age or younger during the dial up, AOL chat days, probably cybered with old dudes pretending to be chicks. Its not a great feeling coming to this realization but you dont kill yourself over it.
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SunWuKung420 04/09/21 8:41:30 AM #13: |
Tragic.
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Mead 04/09/21 12:34:20 PM #14: |
HornedLion posted...
Man, anyone that was this kids age or younger during the dial up, AOL chat days, probably cybered with old dudes pretending to be chicks. Its not a great feeling coming to this realization but you dont kill yourself over it. People feel things differently. It could have caused a lot more pain and trauma to this kid than you are imagining. Dont try to put the blame on him. --- YOU control the numbers of leches. -Sal Vulcano ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LinkPizza 04/09/21 12:55:33 PM #15: |
Revelation34 posted...
Charge the scammers with possession of child porn. Exactly! VioletMassacre posted... Must've been some advanced nude pics to make you kill yourself over it. Damn. I was thinking the same thing. Like, what exactly was he doing in the pictures. If they were just nudes, its embarrassing, but I think it might have been fine... maybe... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlackScythe0 04/09/21 1:11:10 PM #16: |
I feel like if the feds could track the scammer down they could really throw the book at them.
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adjl 04/09/21 1:18:36 PM #17: |
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
Things like this are why teenagers usage of social media needs to be heavily restricted. Any adult can look at this objectively and think "he should have just told his parents the truth", but many people that age don't have the perspective or maturity to deal with such a seemingly serious issue. Not necessarily heavily restricted, but parents should at least be involved enough to be able to talk with him about such matters. He's not going to develop the perspective or maturity on his own, but he can be given that perspective if his parents are honest about what he can expect online and put serious effort into making sure he feels comfortable talking to them about such problems. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HornedLion 04/09/21 1:34:54 PM #18: |
Mead posted...
People feel things differently. It could have caused a lot more pain and trauma to this kid than you are imagining. Dont try to put the blame on him. Hes gone. I care about those that are reading this and might be susceptible to repeating his mistake. --- I'm actually really enjoying GodFall. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Revelation34 04/09/21 3:59:07 PM #19: |
VioletMassacre posted...
Must've been some advanced nude pics to make you kill yourself over it. Damn. I'm not saying anything about what he did. They probably can't get them for that but they can get them for what I said. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fam_Fam 04/09/21 4:43:51 PM #20: |
Mead posted...
People feel things differently. It could have caused a lot more pain and trauma to this kid than you are imagining. Dont try to put the blame on him. don't put the blame on him for...what he did? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zareth 04/09/21 4:46:25 PM #21: |
SunWuKung420 posted...
I wonder how many of the alts on this site are scammers.Typical Sunny, making everything about him. "I bet the people who are mean to me on PotD scam people in real life!" --- In my opinion, all slavery is wrong, even the really fancy kind - Mead ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mead 04/09/21 4:58:44 PM #22: |
Fam_Fam posted...
don't put the blame on him for...what he did? suicide victims are victims. I dont think its right to blame them for reacting to the amount of pain that they were in for anyone living I hope they remember that there are always alternatives but when someone commits suicide, part of me understands --- YOU control the numbers of leches. -Sal Vulcano ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mead 04/09/21 5:00:50 PM #23: |
VioletMassacre posted...
This should've been the right choice, not fucking kill yourself. the kid was freaking 15 years old, this was diabolical and he probably felt like his entire life had been forever ruined I dunno about you but most 15 year olds dont really have a ton of stuff figured out yet --- YOU control the numbers of leches. -Sal Vulcano ... Copied to Clipboard!
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aiyobro 04/09/21 5:41:28 PM #24: |
On the bright side the pictures weren't released.
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DiduXD 04/10/21 1:51:20 AM #26: |
Careful unless you want to get Warned again.
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