This edit space has cautioned readers about giving in to the never-ending demands of online extortionists. Once money is handed over, threats escalate, and more demands are made. Just as the victim thinks the chapter is closed, there is a new, horrifying tweak and pressure to part with more money.

A report about an 80-year-old real estate broker trapped by sextortionists, who made one demand after another, is yet another incident where this scenario played out.