West African gangs who blackmail teenagers over nude images could be extradited to UK

West African gangs who blackmail teenagers over nude images could be extradited under a crackdown on cyber criminals, the National Crime Agency has said.

The organisation said that gangs were “not safe from prosecution in our country” and that it would seek justice for all victims of sextortion.

Under the crime, teenagers are duped into sending intimate pictures of themselves to fraudsters online who then threaten to share them with others if victims do not hand over money.

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