<prompt> Human: As the title says Ive been scammed. I knew there was a HUGE chance it couldve been a scam, but I did it anyway. Anyways skipping over the details of my shame and embarrassment, I need advice on what to do now. Theres a recorded video of me being stupid and I need to make sure it doesnt hit the internet. Im willing to pay the amount if itll go away, but whats my best option? What legal help can I get. Is there anything I can do?update1: thanks for all the advice so far. Im seriously scared for my life; I dont even know how Im feeling right now. Ill be deactivating all social media and deleting all online presence. Im very grateful for all of your advice. If you are willing to share more of your thoughts, Im very willing to hear it. Thanks againupdate2: update: Thanks! You guys have been very helpful. Knowing that legal help isnt very helpful and hearing from all of you saying how common this is, makes hearing just dont pay them and theyll go away a lot easier to believe. I decided not to pay, deactivated everything and blocked all contacts and so far nothing has happened. Ive told my dad and a couple potential receivers the situation and theyve been very understanding and supportive thank God. Ive also notified them that if they do receive it, to link me so I can quickly report it and flag it for inappropriateness. This was a stupid mistake that I made in my delirious state from studyinglack of sleep, but its not a valid excuse for my inappropriateness and lack of judgment. Ill take this as a lesson learnt and will continually improve myself in character and judgment. Thank you for all your help. Its been an extremely stressful time its also exam week and this has really lessened that burden.  <response>: This belongs to rlegaladvice. I think that if the person doesnt personally know youfamilyfriends or your colleagues to send them the video and ruin your reputation, how much screwed are you if a video is shared on internet where million of videos are uploaded everyday?I know that it seems hard, but do not answer that person ever again. 