The Moore family of Kansas is mourning the heartbreaking loss of 14-year-old Caleb Moore, who died by suicide after falling victim to an online sextortion scam. What began as a chat with someone posing as a teenage girl on TikTok quickly escalated into blackmail through Snapchat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The impersonator sent suggestive images and pressured Caleb to respond with his own, eventually threatening to leak the photos unless he paid money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caleb\u2019s mother, Morgan Moore, shared that the entire situation unfolded in just 35 minutes\u2014long enough to leave her son overwhelmed and afraid. After receiving a text from Caleb saying \u201cIt\u2019s going to be okay,\u201d his father found him in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite efforts to save him, Caleb passed away at home. Investigators later confirmed the scam started on TikTok and intensified on Snapchat, prompting the FBI to open an investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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