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3-year sextortion probe from Buffalo to Ghana to D.C. reveals growing trend

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A 21-year-old citizen of Ghana , Cross Cole , was charged last week with the sextortion scheme.

FBI records show a nearly 500% increase in reports of sextort since 2019 .

Cole 's arrest is part of a growing wave of suchnationwide and illustrates the complicated nature of these attacks.

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72

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formal

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English

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