The fogeys of a British teen who took his personal age next turning into a sufferer of sextortion have made an instantaneous attraction to criminals in Nigeria to cancel “terrorising” the inclined.

Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, used to be handiest 16 when he ended his age extreme time.

It’s concept he have been tricked by means of criminals in West Africa into sending intimate footage of himself and nearest blackmailed.

Murray’s dad and mom additionally condemned social media firms for no longer doing plenty to offer protection to younger public, pronouncing they’ve “blood on their hands.”

Sextortion steadily comes to sufferers being despatched a nude image or video prior to being requested to ship their very own in go back.

They nearest obtain blackmails the fabric might be shared with nation and pals until they meet the blackmailer’s calls for – drive it’s believed led Murray to jerk his personal age.

Mark and Ros Dowey have now recorded a video message in regards to the “cruel” crime.

They stated: “You’re abusing children. You’ve ended Murray’s life.

“How would they feel if it was their child or their little brother or their friend? I mean, it’s so cruel, and this is children, and it’s abuse”.

“You’re terrorising people, children, for some money, and I don’t think in any society that is in any way acceptable”.

Sextortion has transform heavy industry in Nigeria involving hundreds of younger males nicknamed “yahoo boys”.

Guides on the right way to become involved within the crime are overtly on the market on-line, as a BBC Information investigation open previous this time.

BBC Information Investigations spent months speaking with a person in Nigeria actively all for sextortion, persuading him to offer an perception into this global.

He said to our colleagues in Lagos on situation of anonymity.

He instructed them: “I know that it’s bad, but I just call it survival of the fittest.”

He described sextortion as like an “industry” and admitted he treats it like a sport.

He added: “It depends on the fish you catch. You might throw the hook in the sea. You might catch small fish or big fish.”

However he was then played Ros and Mark’s recorded message and appeared shocked by it.

He said he was “almost crying” and felt “very bad”.

Alternatively Murray’s oldsters don’t handiest blame the criminals for his or her son’s demise.

They retain tech firms accountable too.

Sextorters in finding their sufferers by means of concentrated on people on social media nearest the usage of their checklist of pals and fans of their warning makes an attempt.

Ros instructed BBC Information: “I think they’ve got blood on their hands. The technologies are there for them to stop so many of these crimes.”

Mark believes Silicon Valley may just do extra however that they received’t as it will value them cash.

He added: “It will stop them making more billions than they’re making”.

The Dowey nation might be all for a marketing campaign settingup in Edinburgh after, ultimatum younger public in regards to the risks of sextortion.

In addition to telling them in regards to the dangers of sharing intimate photographs on-line, the marketing campaign – which is able to carry in combination Police Scotland, Crimestoppers and the Scottish govt – will trade in recommendation on what to do and the place to exit for backup if any individual is concentrated by means of criminals.

Mark and Ros instructed BBC Information that they had a message for any younger one that unearths themselves a sufferer of sextortion.

The couple said: “There’s nothing that is worth taking your own life for so if something happens to you, put that phone down and go and get somebody you trust and tell them it’s happened.”

“We will be able to’t have this taking place to extra kids, what came about to Murray.”

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