loan shark, loan-sharking. ‘Chelsea’ Asked for Nude Pictures. Then the Sextortion Began.

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‘Chelsea’ Asked for Nude Pictures. Then the Sextortion Began.

Young men are being tricked into sending naked pictures to scammers pretending to be women — who then demand money. The consequences can be devastating.

Definition of loan shark 

in English:

noun

informal , derogatory

A moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest, typically under illegal conditions:reports of exploitation and deceptive tradingpractices by loan sharks

Definition of loan-sharking in English:

noun

[MASS NOUN] informal

The action or practice of lending money atunreasonably high rates of interest:a racketeering conspiracy that included gambling, loan-sharking, and extortion