Sending naked pics of yourself to a stranger is dumb.
Everyone knows it.
And yet, I’ve done it so many times.
When a rogue Red Hot Pie account popped up with my pics on it, that I definitely hadn’t created, I called my brother in a panic. My brother is an ex-police officer and works as a senior investigator dealing with online abuse, so he was clearly the best person to call.
He asked me who had naked photos of me.
I answered, “I think the question should be, who doesn’t have naked photos of me?”
He sighed and lectured me on e-safety.
He’s right.
I get it.
However, I’m a gullible exhibitionist who engages in risky behaviour, and I gotta tell you, it’s a pretty chaotic combination.
So of course, when an attractive man stopped me in the street on a balmy summer night last year, I gave him my number. It felt like a 90s romance movie.
It didn’t feel that way when he suggested sending a sexy photo.
We had chatted a little and we were getting on quite well. I was a little taken aback by the request, because for once I was being quite reserved. I was trying a new tactic in all things romance.
But I was three wines in and wearing nice undies so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. I took some pics in my underwear.
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This is on the same level as believing a Nigerian Prince really does need you to send him $20,000 so that he can claim an inheritance, after which he will give you $1million for your trouble. You're a victim of a scam and a crime has been committed against you, where someone should be held accountable for their actions, but please learn a lesson about trusting strangers.
I don’t think sending a photo that isn’t of yourself counts as any sort of crime? Maybe if they had asked for money or if there was a minor involved, but as it stands it’s really just being a bit dodgy, like pretending to be a dolphin trainer when talking to a stranger at a bar.
Honestly, I cant really even blame him for this. Who cares if the photos you got were really him or some other random stranger? Seems like a good hack to avoid the hassle of taking photos.
And send as many photos to (consenting) random strangers as you like, just keep your face out of them if you're worried about being identified. Or at least start an instagram and see if you can get some $ out of it.