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15 Sep 2024


NextImg:Elderly sextortionist tricks teen into sending nudes, may have other vics: cops

A geriatric female sextortionist solicited a Minnesota teen for nudes, then shook him down for cash – and she may have pulled the same scam on others, authorities say. 

Stephanie Godby, 70, of Tennessee allegedly made contact with the 17-year-old boy in Anoka County, convinced him to send nude photos of himself and then threatened to forward the X-rated pics to his friends and family if he didn’t fork over payments totaling more than $2,000 to her Venmo account, Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul reported.

Local law enforcement, who were tipped off about the scam in 2022, say the elderly suspect may have had other prey, too: Godby’s Venmo account has received similar payments from people around the country, according to subpoenaed records, Fox said.

A message reading, “leave my husband alone for good, this is all you’re getting from me” accompanied one such transaction, the records show.

Stephanie Godby allegedly used Venmo to extort a teen victim. AP

The Minnesota victim, who is now 19, initially sent a payment of $1,700 to Godby’s Venmo account in exchange for keeping the photos to herself, but the demands for cash kept coming, authorities say.

He ended up sending a total of $2,204.54 by the time sheriffs began their investigation, Fox reported.

Authorities have linked Godby’s birth date, social security number, phone number and address to the offending Venmo account — listed as @sigodby — but they have yet to find her.

Godby was charged in abstentia with coercion and theft by swindle.