Leading model agencies say calls from worried parents are increasing as scammers employ social media to exploit childrenA growing number of teenage girls are being approached online by fake model recruiters who lure them into sending indecent images of themselves,which are later used to extort money.
Facebook and Instagram accounts are being set up in the names of leading model agencies such as Storm Model Management, which discovered Kate Moss and represents Cindy Crawford. Related: Poor body image makes girls less assertive and risks health, or study finds Related: My son deleted Instagram – but why is it so tough for so many teenagers? | Stephanie Merritt Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com