A U. of I. student reported that he was the victim of extortion. The student exchanged private messages with an unknown person on Instagram before the conversation moved to Snapchat. The unknown individual eventually requested that the student send explicit photos of himself. The student complied, and the unknown person threatened to send the photos to the student’s social media followers unless the student paid the unknown offender. After sending $300, the student ceased communication with the offender and contacted police.