Calls from victims of webcam blackmail: Report from the heart of the e-Enfance Association with the listeners on the 3018 helpline.
» You must continue not to respond, report them, block them.If you block all contact, people usually understand that you are not going to give them any money and they will move on.» advises a listener. Responding to another call from a panicked 20-year-old man, she explains: « We will be able to alert Instagram and request that this person's profile be deleted as soon as possible.» .
People who seek to scam others are generally professionals who work in networks. The scenario is almost always the same, but the profile of the victims varies greatly.
For Romain Chibout, coordinator of 3018: «We are talking about a typical profile for 15-year-old boys, but there may also be adults, women, men, girls or boys.»
The association receives up to 400 calls per month concerning webcam blackmail alone.
In 2021, Section 3018 led to the removal of more than 3,000 compromising accounts and pieces of content on social media following reports.
