I 16M have messed up really bad and i need help i dont know what to do nor do i think i can tell anyone but i think my parents will find out soon, judge me all you want please this is really bad, I 16M was online going to video chat apps and was showing my stuff when i came across this person that wanted my number i gave them the number, they then asked what i looked like so i sent them a picture of myself then asked to send a picture of my thing but i made them add me on insta and i sent it there but then they asked if they can see on video call so i did. This is where i know i messed up i blocked them on my phone, insta, they then texted me on whats app and i found out that it was a person in nigeria that found the ip of the photo and they saved all the other pictures. They have called me and i blocked them but now im scared that they will look up the ip from the photo(my dads house) then they will call him and idk what from there. I am done for i need advice please im freaking out rn.
Ive messed up and i need advice
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Take a breath. We all make mistakes, especially at 16. Reach out to an adult you trust ASAP – honesty is scary, but it’s the first step towards mitigating this.
Did you sent them nudes? If not, what’s the big deal other than a completely normal lapse in judgment. If you did send bad pictures, it’s still the same deal. These guys are child predators and need to be reported. Doesn’t matter where they are. Why can’t you tell your parents? It really shouldn’t be a huge deal.
Stop being dumb and sending dick pics to random people, or anyone for that matter. What you send on your cell phone will last FOREVER. You’re not going to get in trouble with law enforcement, but you could get in trouble by your parents. The other person will try to blackmail you into sending them money in exchange for not sending the pictures to anyone you know, but if they threaten you with that then tell them they’ll be breaking US law by distributing child pornography. That may or may not stop them, but the only thing they can do is just embarrass you and get you in trouble with your parents. It would be best to tell your parents what’s going on before they do get a random email or text from this person with a picture of their kids junk.
YOU WILL BE FINE. Scammers do this 1000x a week. There’s no money in following through with the threat so they won’t do it.
That being said I am so sorry this happened to you. This is awful and you didn’t do anything that we all haven’t done. I just want you to know it will be okay. So don’t do anything crazy. Because there’s almost no chance anything will happen. Just try to forget about it but remember the lesson.
Just tell your parents if they see it it’s an Ai video scam, show them what you can do with Ai videos, relax it’s all good. Tell them you have a friend of yours who’s really good with computers who’s playing this prank. Use Googles veo 3 max as an example to show them how easy it is to make Ai videos.
Honestly. Reach out to one or both of your parents. I know this sounds like one of the most painful options on the books, but I raised twin boys and they had a plethora of shit go down in their youth. Just be honest. Let them know do they are aware of what’s going on and can help. Honestly you going to them builds trust.
This is one of those things that is really scary in the moment, but one day down the road you will laugh about it. We all mess up when we’re 16. As others suggested, tell a trusted adult asap. This isn’t as bad as you are thinking it is. Its embarrassing, but we’ve all done similar embarrassing things, to some extent, as 16 year old dudes with hormones through the roof. Just please talk to an adult about this.