Someone has intimate images of you

Threats involving intimate images can happen with real, edited, or AI-generated photos and videos. Help is available even if you never took or sent an intimate photo. Don’t pay. For real photos and videos, choose a removal tool based on your age when they were recorded, not your age now. The steps below also explain help for fake images. If you’re under 18 now, tell a trusted adult. This is not your fault.

What to expect

Most threats are never carried out, especially once you stop responding. Free tools can help limit sharing on participating platforms, but they cannot remove images from the entire internet.

Right now

Do these first

Paying doesn’t stop the threats. It marks you as someone who pays, and the demands grow.

Within 24 hours

While it’s fresh

In the weeks ahead

Look after yourself

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Staying safe from here

Add layers of protection
Download the free Scamwise app to automatically block scam messages, flag scam calls, and check anything suspicious instantly.
Freeze your credit
It’s free at all three bureaus and stops anyone opening accounts in your name.
How to freeze your creditusa.gov
Turn on two-step verification
Start with your email and bank. It’s in each account’s security settings. With it on, a stolen password alone won’t get anyone in.
Hang up and call back
If a call, text, or email pushes you to act fast on money, contact the company using the number on its website or your card.
Expect a second attempt
People who’ve been scammed get targeted again, often by someone offering to help.

Scammers count on silence. Sending this guide to friends and family helps them act fast if it ever happens to them.

This page is general information, not legal or financial advice. Policies change and vary by institution, so confirm details with your bank or the official agency. Scamwise never charges victims and cannot recover funds.

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