FBI asks for public's help in social media extorsion case involving underage female victims …

BUFFALO — The FBI in Buffalo is seeking to identify potential victims of a Pennsylvania man who allegedly preyed on underage teens using Snapchat social media.Kaung Myat Kyaw, 22, of Penn Hills, near Pittsburg, is accused of enticing underage females to produce and transmit sexually explicit videos and photos. The FBI is seeking the public’s help in identifying potential victims from across the nation who were less than 18 years old and may have been asked by a person to produce sexually graphic videos or photographs or engage in sexual conduct.“We are also looking for anyone who may have had contact by someone with the usernames: Savnxh, jokerxkris, krxs.com or variations of these usernames,” FBI officials said in a news release. “Please also note these were not the only usernames used to contact victims.”Contact may have occurred by text message in which Kyaw would pose as Snapchat support stating that victim’s account was logged in from an IP address that was not their own, agents said. He would then ask for login credentials or a reset password code, and sometimes the PIN for the victim’s “My Eyes Only” folder.Once the information was received, the victim’s account would be taken over…
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