This Woman Just Discovered That Her Photo Is Being Used To Trick Men Into Sending Penis Pics

Silence may be golden, but privacy ought to take the cake on that front.  When someone finds something out about you that you don't want them to know, it's painful.  If someone shared your nudes online, it would be tragic.  However, one woman has a selfie that's been hacked.  Though she has by no means become a sex worker, her selfie sort of has.  She discovered that her selfie is luring d*ck pics from unsuspecting men.  She has nothing to do with it, obviously, and she's not happy.  How would you feel if your selfie was working some dirty deeds?  Keep reading to find out more about how this woman discovered her photo was being used to trick men into sending d*ck pics.

Adieu, privacy. There’s nothing wrong with wanting privacy. In fact, you deserve all the privacy you could ever want — you know, unless you’re just a really bad person. With that being said, with selfies and social media, keeping your privacy to yourself has pretty much gone out the window. If someone wants to invade your personal space, they can do so easily.

Selfies. 28-year-old Vanessa is like anybody else, and like anybody else, she sends selfies. Because of course she does. Because that’s just something people do. However, she unfortunately discovered the negative consequences involved with being as open as most of us typically are these days, according to the Mirror.

Sharing photos. She’s posted photos of herself left and right, but in doing so, she’s allowed herself to walk directly into a trap. It turns out that someone not only stole her photos, but uses them to trick men into sending their d*ck pics. These pictures eventually go online, and such is the world of homemade p*rnography.

The fake version of herself. One day, Vanessa was sent a link to a Facebook profile. It wasn’t her Facebook page, but the pictures said otherwise. The fact that the name on the profile wasn’t hers also proved that it clearly wasn’t hers. Someone had taken her photos and created a fake profile.

Using the photos. With these photos, whoever was running the profile was being awful, but also extremely clever. In order to get men to send nudes, they would message them to “Ellie” (or really, as Vanessa). To pull this off, nude photos were also shared that were meant to be of Vanessa, even though her face isn’t included.

Understandable anxiety. Naturally, Vanessa isn’t happy about these events and is worried about how people will view her. She also told the Sun, “I know it wasn’t my body, but it’s so scary to think people could have these photos of random people’s bodies and think they are me.” It’s a fear that most people can relate to.

The travel blogger. Vanessa, a flight attendant and travel blogger, has her reputation to worry about. Even though she knows that she never sent these photos, that doesn't mean everyone will understand that. Considering she’s trying to create a successful online presence, this could be incredibly damaging.

Not the only victim. Even though Vanessa was directly affected, she wasn’t the only victim. The men who had sent “Ellie” photos of themselves naked were unaware they were talking to a fake profile. Now, their nudes are out in the world without their consent, and there’s no way of getting them back.

Thousands of photos. As of now, there may very well be thousands of photos that have been made public, according to Vanessa’s assumptions. Sadly, there is no way of truly knowing how many have be released, or if there are even other accounts using her photos.

Going public. After this discovery was made, she spoke with the Sun about the situation and explained how she felt. Clearly shaken, she said, “I know people will think it’s just pictures, but it’s my life too and it’s really scary to see someone using that as their own.”

Reporting the problem. Once she realized what was happening, she immediately reported the page to Facebook. As it turns out, in doing this, she only ended up causing more problems, even though this wasn’t at all her fault. All she wanted was to get the page removed, but Facebook made a mistake.

The wrong account. Vanessa obviously wanted the profile erased, but Facebook ended up erasing the wrong one. She discovered that her actual account had been deactivated, while the real one was standing strong and proud. Thankfully, Facebook ultimately fixed the problem.

A public warning for privacy. After all of this happened, Vanessa is done staying silent. She’s reaching out to people on her suddenly public platform, warning people to understand that when their information is out, anyone can see it — and if they can see it, they can use it. You’d really never know if they were or weren’t.

Being careful. If you’re using social media, there’s really no avoiding this possibility. The best bet you have is making your accounts private. This way, the only people who have access to your photos are people you either know or personally accepted. That way, if this happens, you can track them down more easily.

Now, here’s the problem. If you’re someone like Vanessa who is attempting to use social media for work, then this is a very difficult hoop to jump through. If that’s the case, then your best bet is to just cross your fingers. You’ve entered some dangerous territory, and it’s up to you to figure out how you’ll navigate through them.