Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S64E38 – Reporter Tir Dhondy investigates the dark world of online sextortion targeting teenage boys on social media.
In the United States, 16-year-old Evan Boettler was drawn into a cruel web of manipulation — a scam that ended in tragedy.
Dhondy follows the digital trail of Evan’s death from America to Nigeria, confronting those behind the screen and uncovering how they profit from fear and shame.
With unprecedented access to police, tech experts and eventually tracking down scammers themselves, she forensically pieces together how these networks operate, their motivations, and the true devastation they cause.
Blackmailed, produced by the BBC, goes to air on Monday 20 October at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. See more at abc.net.au/news and on ABC News social media platforms.
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Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S64E38
