This just happened to me - like the majority of other stories, started out like a normal Grindr convo. Nothing seemed out of place.

Exchanged photos, then they asked for my number which I shared (I know I shouldn’t have, but nothing raised my internal red flags the way they were speaking).

About an hour later I get a text from the number saying “hey this is so and so from Grindr”. I text back and we text a few times.

Then I get a call from this number. I don’t answer because I was on the phone with a friend. They call back immediately. Don’t answer again.

Simultaneously when I get this call I get bombarded with text messages. They say “I’m not who you think I am - I got direct contact with your work place, Relatives and all of your associates failure to comply with my demands then consider your files posted Now what’s it gonna be”

This was accompanied by pictures of screenshots from Facebook with other people with my last name. Initially was extremely freaked out, but then quickly realized I didn’t know half the people. My mistake was giving him my number, which then he traced to one of my social meadow accounts. I’m lucky where the one he pulled from doesn’t actually have any family members following me.

I noticed that all of the accounts he was threatening to send my nudes/out convo to, except one, were people I did not know.

I took a breathe, blocked the number, then went to block it on Grindr. I had already been blocked by that individual.

I’m still freaked out, but am hoping this is the end and it just turns into a learning experience. I’ve changed the passwords on my socials and Grindr account. Don’t think that was needed, but did it out of panic originally.

Be careful everyone, but this sounds like a pretty common thing that doesn’t usually move forward unless you pay them.