Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Extorting Clients Using Phony Escorts

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Washington man pled guilty today to using phony online escort profiles to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients.

According to court documents, from at least August 2020 through October 2024, Abdul Kareem Kabba, 29, used photos and videos of women purchased from OnlyFans to create fake escort profiles on websites such as TheEroticReview.com. Kabba then would assume the identity of the "escort" and communicate with people interested in acquiring services. Kabba would typically ask them to send a deposit using peer-to-peer payment platforms or through websites that are commonly used by adult content creators to receive money. Kabba also would ask clients to verify their identities by sending a picture of themselves holding a form of identification such as a driver license and sending him a link to their social media profiles.