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SECTION 05 — SAFETY STEPS
SECTION 05 — SAFETY STEPSNEVER SEND IMAGESADULTS 18+

Ask us first · Adults 18+

Blackmailed or exposed online? Start here.

Do not pay the blackmailer. Send a short question and a reply email. No link or files needed to ask. You see our price before any payment to AboutUs, and a person reviews every case.

What is happening?

  1. 01

    Being blackmailed online

    Ask what to do next.

    Name the platform and briefly describe the threat. No link needed to ask; never send intimate files or paste the private conversation.

  2. 02

    Content is already online

    Ask about removal options.

    Tell us where you saw it. A public link is optional for your first question. Keep the images and private messages with you.

  3. 03

    Someone under 18

    Use official child-safety help.

    Use the official child-safety help below. Don't send the content to anyone, including AboutUs.

If you feel unsafe or overwhelmed, call Samaritans on 116 123 (UK) — free, day or night. You can also report extortion to Action Fraud at reportfraud.police.uk (opens in a new tab).

RIGHT NOWNEVER SEND IMAGES

Right now

Don't pay them. Don't delete anything.

Stop feeding the threat: no payment, no new replies. Paying usually brings more demands. Keep the messages where they are and keep private files with you. Then tell us what is happening. Asking does not authorize paid work.

05-D — HOW HELP WORKS
HUMAN REVIEWYOU DECIDE

From your question to a clear next step

Ask first. Decide later.

You do not need to choose a package to speak to us. We review your situation before asking you to pay for any service.

  1. 01

    Ask your question.

    Name the platform and briefly explain what is happening. Add a reply email. No link or private files needed.

  2. 02

    A person reviews it.

    We check whether we can help and tell you what we would do and what it costs. If the team is away, we can reply by email.

  3. 03

    You decide on paid help.

    Before any payment, we confirm the proposed work, total price, limits, and terms in writing. Your question does not authorize work.

  4. 04

    Work follows your agreement.

    If you go ahead, your private case file holds the agreed scope, confirmations, and updates. Removal results and timing depend on the case and the platform.

If you choose paid help

  • Sextortion Rapid Response · US$1,500

    Response to a threat to post: we write the reports on the account threatening you, walk you through the ones that have to come from your phone, and check Google, Bing and the public places they named on set days for 30 days. If you still have the images on your own device, we also help you use the free hash tool so partner sites can spot copies.

  • Private Case Activation · US$495

    A written case decision and a checklist of immediate steps. Not removal work; any removal scope is priced separately.

One-time prices. Further work needs a separate agreed scope and price. No automatic upgrade or recurring charge. Refund terms for private-case work are written into your scope before any payment link is sent.

Compare service scopes and prices

Keep private files with you.

Do not send intimate images, videos, full message logs, passwords, identity documents, or card details. A short description is enough for your first question.

Adults 18+ only. If anyone was under 18 when the images were created, use the official child-safety resources on this page.

Under-18 safety resources
Get help now

Asking does not authorize paid work.

YOUR OPTIONS — NO COMMITMENT
FREE TOOLSASK US FIRSTOPTIONAL PAID HELP

Free options first. You choose the next step.

You can use free reporting tools without buying an AboutUs service. If you want our help, ask a question before choosing any paid work.

Free tools

Check what you can do yourself.

StopNCII can help adults protect intimate images on participating platforms, not the whole internet. You must be the person shown and have access to the image. Check its eligibility before starting.

Check StopNCII eligibility

Ask us first

Not sure which option fits?

Send a short description and a reply email. A person reviews whether we can help and tells you the price. No package choice or public link is needed.

Get help now

Optional paid help

Know the work and price first.

Paid work is separate from your question. We confirm the proposed work, total price, limits and terms before you decide. Removal and timing are not guaranteed.

Compare service scopes and prices

Keep intimate images, videos, full message logs, passwords, ID and card details out of your question.

If anyone was under 18 when the images were created, use the official child-safety resources below, not an AboutUs service.

FREE HELP — UNDER 18NEVER A PAID CASE

If this involves someone under 18

We work with adults (18+) only. If this involves someone under 18: an under-18 can remove their own nude or sexual images through Report Remove — run by the Internet Watch Foundation with Childline — at childline.org.uk, or call Childline on 0800 1111. Report grooming, sextortion, or child sexual abuse to CEOP at ceop.police.uk. Do not send the content to anyone — including us.

Common questions

Straight answers for where you live.

Is sextortion a crime in the UK?
Threatening to share is itself a criminal offence under the Sexual Offences Act s.66B. Don't pay — StopNCII can hash-block the image to stop it spreading, even before it's posted. If anyone involved may be under 18, use the IWF, Childline and CEOP instead of any paid service.
Should I pay someone threatening me?
No. Don't pay, not once and not one last time. Paying shows them you will pay. Save the messages, stop responding, and ask us privately. Keep private files with you; asking does not authorise paid work.
How do I start removing leaked photos?
Start with short private notes and any official replies you already have. Don't repost or forward the intimate images themselves.
How fast can intimate images come down?
The UK has no fixed legal removal deadline we can point to here. Timing depends on the platform, whether the request is complete, and how the platform responds; results vary, and what counts as done is written into your service agreement.

After you reach out

What happens when you contact us.

  1. 01

    Send a short description and a reply email. A link is optional, and private files are not needed.

  2. 02

    We tell you whether we can help, what we would do and what it costs. If you are not around, we reply by email.

  3. 03

    You see the price before you pay. A person reviews every case; if we can't take it, you don't pay, or you get a full refund. No payment or paid work is authorized by your question.

You do not need the perfect explanation to ask for help.

Adults 18+ · No private files

Outcomes vary. Third parties make the final decision, and your written scope defines what counts as done and how refunds work.

END OF SECTION 05 — SAFETY STEPS · SECTION 06 — PRIVATE REVIEW