A suburban teen was the victim of a “sextortion” scam in suburban Palos Park, prompting a warning from police.

The 18-year-old thought he was talking to a woman via an app called Yubo, and the other person asked him to send over explicit photos, according to police.

He did that, and 24 hours later, police said the conversation took a turn, as the individual threatened to post the pictures online unless he paid them not to.

“He was receiving additional calls. I believe he got some FaceTime calls, and they just kept nagging him for the money or they were going to release the photos,” Officer Brian Adcock said.

Police said the teen was being asked to send several hundred dollars to the scammer in the case. The teen told his parents, and reported the incident to police, cutting off communi

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