Podcast revisits Instagram sextortion scam that targeted Jordan DeMay
Original title: A sextortion conspiracy killed his son (Lock and Code S07E21)
John DeMay tells Lock and Code how men in Lagos used the dani.robertts account to pressure his 17-year-old son.
Malwarebytes' Lock and Code episode features John DeMay on the death of his son Jordan four years ago. Jordan, in Michigan, accepted an Instagram request from “dani.robertts,” traded an explicit photo, and was then pressured for money. The account was several men in Lagos, Nigeria, following a repeat sextortion script. The episode is an interview about that case and advice for parents, not a new incident report.
- Jordan DeMay was 17 and preparing for a weekend trip in Michigan.
- The fake profile used the Instagram name dani.robertts.
- DeMay says the operators worked from Lagos and had run the scam before.
- Host David Ruiz interviews John DeMay on Lock and Code S07E21.
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This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with John DeMay about a sextortion plot that targeted his son on the night of his suicide.
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