A suspected sextortion blackmailer is believed to have made up to £2million by threatening to release embarrassing photos and videos of boys. 

Olamide Shanu, 33, will appear in court in London later this month after an extradition request from the United States.

Shanu is accused of posing online as a teenage girl to persuade boys to send sexually explicit photos.

It is alleged he then threatened to send the compromising images to his victims' families, friends and even the media if they refused to pay him.

At least three British schoolchildren have killed themselves as a result of being blackmailed over sexually explicit images.  




Olamide Shanu, 33, Keto Xplode Price from Nigeria, is accused of posing as a teenage girl online to persuade boys to send sexually explicit photos as part of an international scam





Text messages sent between a blackmailer and their victim who believed he was talking to a beautiful woman before the scammer threatened to expose their private images

One alleged victim set up a payment plan with Shanu, sending him £240 a week until he had handed the blackmailer almost £8,000.