The client arrives embarrassed, phone in hand: a stranger has set a deadline to pay by tonight, or the ex has already spread the photos in the family group chat. What is done in the next few hours decides whether there will be evidence, removal and someone held responsible.
From the romance scam to the ex who exposes intimate images: evidence, removal, protective orders and accountability, without negotiating with the criminal.
Sextortion almost never starts with a threat. It starts with an online relationship that feels real. The scammer opens up first, with an intimacy that is not his own, and draws out the victim's. It reaches everyone from 13-year-olds to women of 78.
In revenge porn (non-consensual intimate images), the person exposing is the ex, out of revenge, humiliation or control. In both cases, evidence is lost in the panic. The victim deletes the conversation, blocks the profile, pays or confronts the offender. The takedown notice goes out without the exact address of the content.
With the right technique, the lawyer leaves the first meeting with the conversation preserved, the profile identified, the payment documented, the notice ready and the evidence for the protective order. The course teaches that sequence. It does not teach how to negotiate with the criminal.
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A man exchanged photos with a supposed young woman on a social network. The next day, a "father" said she was a minor and began demanding money, until he staged her death with a fake certificate and video. It was a friend who raised the alarm. The forensic expert explains how manipulating the victim's ego hides the fraud.
A retired woman believed she was dating a famous billionaire and was going into debt over his requests. She withdrew from those around her and said her family was envious. With her permission, the forensic expert analysed the messages and showed the signs of fraud, such as a phone number with another country's code.
Fake profiles used a journalist's photos to extort women in several countries. Flaws in the masking tool made it possible to identify the real connection address and locate the person responsible abroad. The material went to the authorities.
A teenage daughter sent an intimate photo to an online gaming "friend", who now demands more photos and money. Her mother wants to forward everything to the lawyer. The guidance is different: nobody forwards the image; the profile, numbers and threats are preserved; a police report is filed and the platform is notified.
In groups of three, with the illustrative example of the teenager printed as fictitious messages, with no image, participants fill in the First-hours guide and the Data sheet in 10 minutes. The instructor shows where the evidence would have been lost.
Laws and rulings discussed
CP, arts. 154-A, 158, 216-B and 218-C (Brazilian Penal Code) · CP, art. 147-B, sole paragraph · Marco Civil da Internet, arts. 13, 15, 21 and 22 (Brazil's Internet Civil Rights Framework) · CP, arts. 147-A, 218-C, § 1º, and 225 · Law 13,718/2018 · Law 13,772/2018 · Law 11,340/2006, arts. 5º, III, 7º, II, 18, 19, § 5º, 22, III, and 24-A (Maria da Penha Act) · CPP, art. 350-A (Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure) · ECA, arts. 240 to 241-E (Brazil's Child and Adolescent Statute) · Law 15,211/2025, arts. 27 and 29 (ECA Digital) · Decree 12,880/2026, art. 36
See also
Representative Cases → Digital Authorship and Subscriber Data Disclosure → WhatsApp and Chat Examination → For Individuals → See all courses →