Meta removes a massive network of Nigerian sextortion accounts

The company took down some 63,000 accounts, including one network of 2,500 accounts that traced back to just 20 individuals.

Meta said Wednesday it has removed roughly 63,000 accounts engaged in financial sextorion scams, a growing category of online crime in which scammers use fake accounts to dupe victims into sharing nude photos, then extort them for money. The accounts involved in the takedown were based in Nigeria, which has become a hotspot for financial sextortion, and included one coordinated network of 2,500 accounts that were traced back to just 20 individuals.