'They killed our son': Online scammers tearing families apart as sextortion cases soar | ITV News

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When Murray Dowey left his parents watching television downstairs to go up to his bedroom he was a happy sixteen-year-old boy.
Just hours later, Murray had taken his own life, having become the latest victim of a surge of sextortion cases in the UK.
Murray, 16, from Dunblane was contacted on social media by someone claiming to be a young girl but was actually a scammer, who tricked him into sending an intimate image and then blackmailed him with it.
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@Bebedollie 11 дней назад

Stop sending pics to anyone. No matter even if you know them. Just don't do it

@Monicablackbelt24 3 дня назад

Exactly.. if you don’t take them no one can blackmail you.. be smart!

@user-ku7tq3ck8o День назад

Exactly these generation of teenagers need to be educated more on these things. Don't send

@susanplatt5331 День назад

@user-ku7tq3ck8o not all teenagers are taking pictures. The point is that children are being targeted. They're vulnerable, easily manipulated by professional scammers.

@Persiphon День назад

Many have been targeted randomly, due to data breaches and hacking. Once they get hold of your details the script goes out and they hold onto hope that someone will fall for the lie hook, line and sinker. They don't care about hurting ones feelings, about loss of life after been extorted all they care about is taking your money. We all need to be aware of what we share online cyber crime is at an all time high.

@braniefanie4938 День назад

@@Monicablackbelt24a lot of them are coerced and supplied with cocaine so they lose their inhibitions and forced to watch porn and abuse vids to desentise them

@eddiebyword3363 15 дней назад

To anyone with a scammer on their back - remember, you haven't got anything your mum hasn't already seen and........guess what...........she also knows all about sex too. Try and relax and call their bluff. Even they do their worst, it won't last long before "the world" moves on to other stuff. (I would bet, your mum and family would much rather help you through your mistake than go to your funeral.

@fotouniver 14 дней назад

Yes ! Totally agree 🙏🏻

@peterbalac1915 14 дней назад

Great advice brilliant comment, respect ❤

@Tenn80 14 дней назад

Great comment.

@shirl974 14 дней назад

💯

@smallfeet4581 12 дней назад

A guy in USA laughed at the scammers and told them he'd be happy to have the pics on show , and he wasn't bluffing , remember the football player who took pics of himself and sent them to someone , who remembers that today , if only the lad had spoken to his da who could have helped him deal with it ,

@Louisejames23 14 дней назад

Life was so much easier before scammers were given free access to our personal information.

@dainagrn7030 12 дней назад

Why they don't talk in schools about it. To prevent future damage.

@majinjack8420 21 час назад

Too busy teaching lgbtqksidhdjsk propaganda

@HelloHelloe 17 часов назад

They do and have had for years you all expose your age and should stop talking on these issues your disenfranchised and misinformed about

@SC....... 4 дня назад

This happened to my son. He came to me crying and shaking saying his life is over. Thankfully we got through it but he was thinking of harming himself 😢. My God i was so mad.

@azpersonal 2 дня назад

Omg 😢

@alicec.6195 3 дня назад

Shame hits differently when you are a teenager, it feels like the end of the world and these scammers know it.

@lw3646 15 дней назад

Don't ever send pictures to someone you don't know/have never met.

@netfalsifikaciiistorii 15 дней назад

Don't ever make this pictures.

@crowmack 15 дней назад

Or even then, don't send sexual pictures or videos online.

@netfalsifikaciiistorii 15 дней назад

@@crowmack Let only a shoemaker make shoes, and only a radiologist make such pictures.

@spartan187 14 дней назад

Keeping that pictures in ur mobile or email, can also have chance of hacking and scam, there is no reason to take that picture this where education knowledge can help but our government is focusing on teaching on other genders

@katarinabaird4789 14 дней назад

@@netfalsifikaciiistoriiand the comment of the year goes to 🎉

@natalieoliver3215 14 дней назад

This is why kids shouldn't have social media, its the devil in disguise. Rest in peace young man ❤

@RM-nu6cm 2 дня назад

I agree but if you deny your child they are seen as different which can result in bullying. I’m a parent and it’s so hard these days, you can’t even protect them in your own home 😢

@loveanimals969 6 дней назад

These poor children don't realise that there is much worse can happen in this life. They are too young. Heartbreaking for his parents. It is so, so sad. The scammers should be found and charged with murder. They are evil. Social media is responsible for so much harm.

@H-youtube7 3 дня назад

Can you imagine how devastating it would be as an adult for that to be shared with say all your work colleagues and then be expected to go into work? Magnify that feeling for a child who has more fear and less control.

@elainecampbell9930 15 дней назад

So so sad 😢. These scammers just don’t care about the heartbreak their actions cause. Absolutely heartbreaking 😢

@crowmack 15 дней назад

That's insane. Parents need to be made aware of the dangers and the government and schools need to make the kids aware of the dangers of online scammers and sexual predators.

@nbbim2012 15 дней назад

Children think because they're usually- not always- more proficient with technology than their parents so they think they know the Internet & perils better when in fact , they're incredibly naive & don't truly know the evils that exist in this world

@jenniferindigochameleon6680 14 дней назад

It’s 2024, parents know. They’re not bothered to have mature and direct conversations with their kids.

@MsKenzo7 14 дней назад

Schools are constantly on the case about online safety, telling parents how to look for signs and check their kids devices. As well as making sure the children with phones don’t have apps that are not suitable for their ages AKA social media apps. I have two kids and I am on the case with them. But yes we need to be more strict with our kids and educated about technology along them.

@smallfeet4581 12 дней назад

@@MsKenzo7 if only the kids were more like Tommy lee , but yes I'd tell parents to talk to kids , get them more internet savvy , this isn't a new thing , been going on for years sadly

@85catnip 11 дней назад

@@jenniferindigochameleon6680 don't speak for all parents who you think arn't bothered.

@Tenn80 14 дней назад

I feel bad for every parent that has lost a child to these incidents but we have to be smarter. Quit sending pictures to people you don’t know, quit going to people houses that you just met, make better decisions. Ultimately we really need to quit being ashamed of the things we do. This kid was more scared of what people would think of the pictures than death. That’s the sad part. RIP.

@judebutler535 14 дней назад

It’s going to be an awkward conversation, but parents, talk to children about this, warn your children of the dangers. You may think your child is tech savvy and aware, but they are just kids…..take ownership - talk to your children.

@jacquelineithell307 11 дней назад

SPOT. ON

@keith8609 13 дней назад

Moral of the story is do not send explicit pictures of yourself to anyone

@chillout1109 9 дней назад

Moral of the story : Don't photograph or record yourself in the first place 🤷

@deadeyes4626 8 дней назад

Is that your ‘moral’ *victim blaming* real classy lad

@azpersonal 2 дня назад

And if they make that mistake, they shouldn't be pushed to suicide

@keith8609 2 дня назад

@@azpersonal those responsible should be put in prison

@custardgannet4836 5 часов назад

Find me a lass who hasn't been sent an unsolicited dic pic tbh. Guys will send them out constantly so maybe they should have some more self respect on social media.

@ATLASFOX769 15 дней назад

Rest in peace 🕊️ horrible that people do this to other people

@SuperWhatapain 15 дней назад

Sad what's happening to our young people. They're getting trapped in this evil. 😥 Keep praying people 🙏🙏🙏

@IlGODsGIRL 14 дней назад

"our"!?. No

@yaseminboran362 12 дней назад

I’m so sorry 😢 how do these people not have a conscience..

@ayseguldemirkan9083 9 дней назад

For real such devils :(

@SamKent195 11 дней назад

What a waste of a lovely young life. Poor Murray, and his mum and dad. As a parent there are so many things to worry about because there are so many ways for these evil people to access children. Please, if this happens to you, tell your parents or an adult you trust. Don't feel ashamed, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. Don't communicate with the scammer and don't send them any money. Please know that it will all be OK.

@alisonmary1443 14 дней назад

THERE IS NO SHAME, but shame on the evil scammers, let's get the facts out there and tell it how it is.

@outoforbit00 2 дня назад

This is what schools should be warning children about. But sadly the schools are encouraging it by teaching children about s practices that are way beyond their years. My heart goes out to the family featured here and may Murray rest in peace. This truly is a very sad story, he was just a child.

@UserAK89 14 дней назад

Its so sad that the parents having to go through this no parent should go through this heart break. These scammers are there to make money in such nasty way of ruining young childs life!!

@sunnydelight5255 12 дней назад

Young men need to stop thinking with down there. This is how things are now. The hot girl asking for your photo isn’t a hot girl or interested in dating you. If there’s no photo no one is able to do this.

@korrin897 13 дней назад

Really really sad. Sorry for these parents

@pourquoipas971 13 дней назад

Too sad he was not confident enough to share his concern with someone.. i feel for this grieving family

@laurielshelley 4 дня назад

Dear Rose & Mark, My heartfelt condolences to the loss of Murray to a horrendous crime. I’m so sorry and feel broken hearted for you. These perpetrators need to be arrested. God Bless Lauriel South Africa

@lolalouise9503 13 дней назад

I don’t have kids, but if I did, I’d be petrified of buying them a phone, in fact I don’t think I would, Too many dangerous out there. 😢

@KallusGarnet День назад

If you can't share it with your mum don't share it with a stranger. RIP my heart goes out to the friends and family.

@henaimtiyaz4189 12 дней назад

Scammers are everywhere waiting for a wrong move to screw you. Kids should be kids and not indulge in these things. Parents and the surroundings have a role to play.

@Persiphon День назад

This is heartbreaking.😢💔 Talk to children about these things , share this story with them if you have to. Don't let these monsters take another life.

@Marsase 13 дней назад

That's that moment you say "sorry, for my own naked pictures I'm not paying+ all the town knows what my ass looks like." You might suggest to the criminal to move out of his parents house that always gets them pissed off (I wonder why...). Or suggest they start socializing more and get a hobby or two! That words also repel them! But at the end of the day nothing hurts a wrongdoer more than "I have more important things to do!". That's the way it goes, you are above this!!! Keep that energy 💪

@visanion1361 14 дней назад

How can someone do that with child photos????isnt detaining images like that illegal anyway????i understand for adults it can be a thing but when its kids.....just having the image or talking sexually to underage kids is illegal no????how can they not convict them???as an adult anyway you deserve it if you send someone naked pics:))) jow dumb can you be????honestly i never asked or sent stuff like that in my life......

@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts 14 дней назад

That's what I didn't understand. They kept referring to 'a scammer' so no-one was prosecuted? Seems like the emphasis is all on prevention rather than having the resources to track down the offenders.

@visanion1361 14 дней назад

@@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts if you send them money it's easy to track.....cash is the easiest yo track even crypto can be tracked:))) i don't know whats the deal......its political because i have no other explanation

@dainagrn7030 12 дней назад

Internet is full of nudes. Why someone would be surprised to see a nude I don't understand. If someone sent me I would not care about them completely. I still can understand when adolescents bully but when adults care about it I don't understand.

@visanion1361 12 дней назад

@@dainagrn7030 absolutely.....thats psychological problems they have.....when youre a teen maybe it affects what people think but after 20.....youve got problems.....

@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts 11 дней назад

@@visanion1361 there are still many adults who don't want to see naked people on their screens! And there is of course a lot of difference between naked images and how one might react. I found that to show my teenage daughter a water birth,a totally natural process,was age restricted. Yet semi pornographic images are everywhere and easy to access and hard to avoid. Not wanting to see that isn't odd!

@lornaginetteharrison7168 8 дней назад

I wonder how many people "Chris" killed? Even if he’s supposedly helping work against his fellow scammers now, he admits that he didn’t care about killing people, as long as he was making money. Disgusting and evil.

@williemcclure8112 13 дней назад

I'm really sorry for your loss, Ros.

@gillianm9367 13 дней назад

❤feel devastated for this family❤ Parents, caregivers and teachers - please make your children aware and also reassure them that you are there if they ever need help. Murray had nothing to be ashamed of- hormones can get out of control especially in teenage boys- scammers are only too aware of this which is why they target them in the first place. RIP Murray and love & prayers to your lovely family ❤

@MetalRocksMe. 14 дней назад

Monitor kid internet usage and DON’T let your kids go on social media.

@Pyrrhic537 5 дней назад

These people have no feelings or compassion.

@user-de8mu8xh9j 13 дней назад

Terrible - very sad. The internet is very sinister.

@jordinometry1589 3 дня назад

To anyone thats reading this. Try not to send anything but if you do. As a mother myself. We don't care about that stuff, we care about your safety. Most of us won't be angry, some might but it's only because our children will always be our babies. Please don't let these evil people get the best of you. It will not ruin your life, you have to be strong and keep looking to the future. Because it's not forever but taking yourself away from the people that love you. That's pain that will stay with them forever because they love you

@pheeqzie День назад

All you have to do is see the amount of young children with heads buried in their phones to and from school, not to mention how irresponsible some parents are with disciplining children as to do with screentime🤯🤯🤯 As sad as it is, the parents of today are part of the problem 🤯🤯🤯

@Foo-oo-oo-oolsGold89 3 дня назад

The questions these interviewers ask while smiling is unreal. How do you think it feels mate ?

@juliemitchell3013 14 дней назад

The internet needs scrapping for kids. It’s just disgusting what happens. Kick it off. Yes I’d miss it at first. But this cannot go on.

@V530-15ICR 10 часов назад

This is why I never send anything private. I would never send my face to anyone I haven't met in real life. And I wouldn't send it to someone I have met in real life unless I can trust that person.

@i_kissed_a_pixie1537 День назад

Horrific! People need a space to come forward. No young person should feel so ashamed they end their life. Its so sad

@mrannonymous4822 3 дня назад

Never ever send pics, the thrill is not worth the consequence

@skyblaze6705 13 дней назад

Don't send pictures or texts which you can't stand for any day to anyone whether it is friends or unknowns.

@ConnorLipke 3 дня назад

Never send pictures with your face in them, reverse look up numbers when communicating with someone new, reverse image search their pictures, and use a burner # app or sim card if this is something you encounter frequently. Keep your socials on private.

@eniam2675 12 дней назад

Why are people sending photos of themselves naked to anyone EVER?

@Cantbearsed447 11 дней назад

I have a 7+ incher so i dont mind

@ValiantPixel 10 дней назад

Exhibitionism is a common sexual fetish.

@isabella6075 9 дней назад

@@Cantbearsed447let see 👀

@isabella6075 9 дней назад

@@Cantbearsed447let’s see. 👀

@nubianqueen4375 9 дней назад

Because they know everything and better.

@trevor45689 22 часа назад

I was a victim of this. Itvwas a horrible experience that traumatised me. The police didn't care

@HappyVibrantLife 12 дней назад

My condolences to the family shown to us in this video and to the families not mentioned🙏🏾

@sassijay 14 часов назад

Just dreadful. Poor boy and his parents. Sending much love ❤

@susangrant6154 13 дней назад

Heartbreaking 😢

@avrilcrisp5725 11 дней назад

Most parents would not be surprised at teens taking pics of themselves. Try to be honest with your parents, relative or an adult you feel safe with about what is happening. Ring First Response for who to contact confidentially or go to the Police. Don't send the creeps any money or they wont stop. Ignore them.

@blue_jay31 День назад

Talk to your children make sure this doesn’t happen !

@violet9486 2 дня назад

My deepest condolences to Murray's family. I'm so heartbroken for you.

@vaderthekittenchannel1979 4 дня назад

What an awful tragedy! I pray for this family. 🙏

@misterrightuk 7 дней назад

“It wasn’t a girl, it was a scammer” Scammers can be female too.

@reardelt 10 дней назад

Parents should teach their kids to stop sending nude pics to random people. It's common sense. Parents should also understand that teens crave for companionship, so they should probably help their teens get a girlfriend

@faatimahbintmuhammad6351 4 дня назад

The last few channel 4 murder docs I’ve seen of young boy victims have been a girl close to them setting them up! Too much free time and smart phone addiction needs to be handled.

@Humvee369 6 дней назад

Hundreds of thousands of views of social media videos on how to extort someone. And the platforms making money by association. How utterly charming.

@Caitlinclimatechange 5 дней назад

The sad thing is teenager brain development doesn't support making rational decision making. Sending pictures most won't see the consequences due to the prefrontal cortex not being fully developed so brain runs from the limbic system more

@annmariemerrigan7590 14 дней назад

This is absolutely shocking 😲

@evie964 2 дня назад

it would've been nice if the interviewer had been more empathic.

@katarina5233 9 дней назад

May the boy rest in peace.

@haggisman0812 9 часов назад

These people are doing this professionally on an industrial scale, if you get got by them, block and report them, if they have no means of contacting you and therefore no means of getting money out of you they will just move on, as frightening as it is when it happens.

@Waldemarvonanhalt 6 часов назад

The government should zealously track down the guilty parties and have them extradited to the UK. Sadly the UK doesn't have serious punishments anymore.

@reardelt 10 дней назад

It's the parents and the school's fault who didn't educate their kids regarding not giving nude pics

@Myview246 5 дней назад

Poor parents 😥😥

@ediedevries7454 21 час назад

Why send pictures at all ?

@086guti 13 часов назад

That's the consequence giving them mobiles and pc in their bedrooms without any cybersecurity advices... Really sad...

@deedee3614 5 дней назад

Social media is a dangerous place..I hope the parents heal in some way 🙏🏽

@DanielleA2023 11 дней назад

obviously Parents are terrible at being good parents

@H-youtube7 3 дня назад

Obviously you have no clue.

@DanBaker108 2 дня назад

When I got out of prison I was extorted to drop my appeals.

@IamKarryanne 2 дня назад

Let your kids know they can talk to you about anything!!

@abacus749 9 дней назад

Anthony Weiner an American Politician also suffered the same fate of using 'shame' to blackmail. Is the problem is a societal problem of taboos that give such blackmailing creeps power?

@Waldemarvonanhalt 6 часов назад

By your reckoning the casual acceptance of sharing CP between teenagers would help to make this sort of crime go away?

@EthanLomas 11 дней назад

Patents MUST accept their children’s sexual fetishes. Whether they like males or females, parents must let their children know that they accept them, whatever their proclivities 🥰

@Bebedollie 11 дней назад

@faatimahbintmuhammad6351 4 дня назад

I don’t think it was his parents perception he cared about but the fact all his contacts were gna see private images of him… Parents must really monitor their childrens’ smart phone usage and how much idle time they have.

@juniorlsdmusic 6 дней назад

Stop giving smartphones to minors with unsupervised acces to social media

@milaninodada849 2 дня назад

There is genuinely something wrong with the world..💔

@jawsbond69 12 дней назад

WOW.....never heard this sextortion .......

@isabella6075 9 дней назад

Really?

@valentina47734 19 часов назад

No? Jeffrey Epstein rings a bell? Centuries of powerful people making weird decisions?

@jasmingrace828 14 дней назад

It's all the social media platforms fault they need to safeguard a d monitor their platforms for this crime

@telstar32 2 дня назад

Why would you send sexual pics to anyone anyway? I don’t get it I’m afraid.

@comealongcomealong4480 11 часов назад

@telstar32 Can you remember that hot crush you had for a neighbour, schoolmate, teacher or parent's friend when you were 13-14 years old? It's that confusing time of intense attraction and emotion that makes a young person vulnerable. I wonder what WE would have done back in the day if our crush had asked?

@azpersonal 2 дня назад

I wish people especially interviewers would show some empathy. A tap or reach-over doesn't make you unprofessional! It makes you human

@genalee5211 8 дней назад

This is absolute atrocity this is happening. I can’t believe people are so evil destroying lives like this.😭😭😭😭

@shivadizayin 5 дней назад

And what’s the government gonna do to catch these evil monsters?

@LegalAlien100 7 дней назад

What is it about it almost always being from Nigeria???

@PhantasmThe День назад

The interviewer needs changing he asked some silly questions

@TheStickman17 14 дней назад

This is why you need to have a chat with your children because I would make a sextape and post it online before being blackmailed. It's a crime. Victims should never be ashamed.

@personalcheeses8073 13 дней назад

🤔

@robertservini4976 6 дней назад

These social media site need to work with the police and criminals prosecuted

@Election_History 15 дней назад

Bro.

@darthstarone3532 15 дней назад

😢

@recommens-comedy-central9761 4 дня назад

Problem is there's no deterrent these day's,

@oyaami1874 9 часов назад

Dan wootten was accused of extortion

@jdmmg4904 4 дня назад

💔😢

@oppamaclare 12 дней назад

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you."

@jacquelineithell307 11 дней назад

Absolutely Spot On