A new survey of more than 6,000 teenagers shows a staggering increase in the number of young people being targeted by sextortion schemes. Those are online scams where criminals pose as a romantic interest and encourage their target to share nude photos. Once received, they then threaten to publish those pictures unless they get paid. A brand new survey from Snapchat finds that among Gen Z teenagers and young adults, 65% say they have been subjected to attempted sextortion scams. For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/survey-shocking-65-of-young-people-have-been-subjected-sextortion-attempts/67-34cb5918-8daa-4670-b13f-b8fb24f0dc64 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay