Fatalities (Deaths) Resulting from Scams
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Scam-related Digital Arrest (sim-card purchase)
Date of Suicide :
March 2025
Place of Suicide :
Belagavi, India
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Diogjeron S.Nazareth,83 & wife- Flavina,79
Nationality :
Indians
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Sextortion with threats to share AI-generated nudes
Date of Suicide :
February 2025
Place of Suicide :
Kentucky,USA
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Elijah Heacock, 16yr
Nationality :
American
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Sextortion with threats to share nudes
Date of Suicide :
March 2022
Place of Suicide :
Michigan ,USA
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Jordan DeMay, 17yr
Nationality :
American
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Scam-related Digital Arrest (sim-card purchase)
Date of Suicide :
March 2025
Place of Suicide :
Belagavi, India
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Diogjeron S.Nazareth,83 & wife- Flavina,79
Nationality :
Indians
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Sextortion with threats to share AI-generated nudes
Date of Suicide :
February 2025
Place of Suicide :
Kentucky,USA
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Elijah Heacock, 16yr
Nationality :
American
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Sextortion with threats to share nudes
Date of Suicide :
March 2022
Place of Suicide :
Michigan ,USA
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Jordan DeMay, 17yr
Nationality :
American
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Sextortion with threats to share nudes
Date of Suicide :
July 2022
Place of Suicide :
Victoria, Australia
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Rohan Cosgriff, 17yr
Nationality :
Australian
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Sextortion with threats to share nudes
Date of Suicide :
Octtober 2012
Place of Suicide :
British Columbia, Canada
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Amanda Todd, 15yr
Nationality :
Canadian
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Dating scam with in-person visit (murder)
Date of Suicide :
February 2013
Place of Suicide :
South Africa (suspected murder)
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Jette Jacobs, 67yr
Nationality :
Australian
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Facebook dating scam +in-person visit (murder)
Date of Suicide :
February 2013
Place of Suicide :
Lagos, Nigeria
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Cynthia U. Osokogu
Nationality :
Nigerian
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
QR code scam
Date of Suicide :
June 2025
Place of Suicide :
Bhatt Pahadi, India
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Reena Prajapati, 36yr
Nationality :
Indian
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Harmful content from ChatGPT
Date of Suicide :
April 2025
Place of Suicide :
Orange County, California
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Adam Reine, 16yr
Nationality :
American
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Sextortion with threats to share nudes
Date of Suicide :
July 2022
Place of Suicide :
South Carolina, USA
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Gavin Guffey, 17yr
Nationality :
American
Incident Information
Cause of Suicide :
Harmful content from TikTok
Date of Suicide :
Sept 2021
Place of Suicide :
Cassis, France
Name & Age of victim(s) :
Marie Le Tiec, 15yr
Nationality :
French
