Similar MO to other 843 area code numbers posted on this website. A guy started chatting me up online and then said he was 17 and sent me a copy of the Texas statute saying 17 is the age of consent in Texas. Then he sent racy pics. We arranged to meet the next day, and he texted me to say he was leaving in 20 minutes. He never showed, and instead I got a phone call from "a Texas highway patrol" officer who said the teen had been in an accident with his parent's car, which he took without permission. The "officer" said the teen's father was "considering filing a complaint" but was "reasonable" and might be willing to work something out. In other words, if I paid to fix the car, he would not file a criminal complaint for the underage porn. Soon after, I was contacted by a "Mr. Mack" who sent me a phony repair estimate for the car ("J. Frasier Auto Repair in Goose Creek South Carolina") and pressed me for payment. DO NOT PAY THESE IDIOTS, AND REPORT THEM HERE AND TO THE POLICE.
Similar MO to other 843 area code numbers posted on this website. A guy started chatting me up online and then said he was 17 and sent me a copy of the Texas statute saying 17 is the age of consent in Texas. Then he sent racy pics. We arranged to meet the next day, and he texted me to say he was leaving in 20 minutes. He never showed, and instead I got a phone call from "a Texas highway patrol" officer who said the teen had been in an accident with his parent's car, which he took without permission. The "officer" said the teen's father was "considering filing a complaint" but was "reasonable" and might be willing to work something out. In other words, if I paid to fix the car, he would not file a criminal complaint for the underage porn. Soon after, I was contacted by a "Mr. Mack" who sent me a phony repair estimate for the car ("J. Frasier Auto Repair in Goose Creek South Carolina") and pressed me for payment. DO NOT PAY THESE IDIOTS, AND REPORT THEM HERE AND TO THE POLICE.
This is an interesting twist on the "underage girl scam" -- the alleged underage person in your case was male. Glad you didn't fall for it. Yes - absolutely make a report of attempted extortion to the police.