How scammers, often from Nigeria, are using sextortion to target teenage boys on social media in the US, leading to at least 20 suicides over an 18-month period (Olivia Carville/Bloomberg)

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How scammers, often from Nigeria, are using sextortion to target teenage boys on social media in the US, leading to at least 20 suicides over an 18-month period  —  One word from a stranger on social media was all it took.  “Hey,” she said.  —  Jordan DeMay read the Instagram message at 10:19 p.m. on a Thursday night in March 2022.