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Seeking Victim Information in Max Yang Chen Investigation

Seeking Victim Information in Max Yang Chen Investigation

The FBI’s Buffalo Division is seeking to identify potential victims of Max Yang Chen, who was recently indicted on charges of unauthorized device intrusion and cyberstalking.

The FBI’s investigation revealed, and the charges allege, that Chen gained access to females’ social media accounts and obtained sexually explicit photos and videos. After obtaining these photos and videos, Chen allegedly harassed and threatened some of these women to release their explicit images, if additional photos and videos were not produced. In other cases, Chen allegedly pretended to have the ability to remove explicit images from pornographic leak websites, offering his services in exchange for their nude photos and videos. An indictment is merely an allegation, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The FBI is seeking the public's help in identifying potential victims, both minors and adult women, who may have been threatened, harassed, or extorted, by Chen. The FBI believes Chen targeted females from 2017 until his arrest on March 7, 2024.

The FBI believes Chen likely contacted victims from the following Instagram accounts:

  • alexparsley123
  • tblair234
  • kristorino
  • kristeenthrack
  • temptempterm (multiple variations)
  • haydenjaus

If you have or know anyone who has been victimized by Chen, or by any of the above-listed usernames, please fill out this short form.

You may also contact FBI Buffalo at SextortionTipsBCTF@fbi.gov

The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes it investigates. Victims may be eligible for certain services, restitution, and rights under federal and/or state law. Your responses are voluntary but may be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. All identities of victims will be kept confidential.

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Contact Information
Date of Birth  
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Questionnaire
1. I am filing this form out on behalf of:


2. If filling out this form for a minor dependent(s), please provide the minor dependent’s first name, last name, and date of birth
Date of Birth
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3. Was the contact via social media or in person?


6. Were sexually explicit photos exchanged or requested?


7. Did Chen make threats of physical or sexual violence?


8. Did Chen indicate that he had compromised any of the victim’s social media accounts?


9. Was there reason to believe that any of the victim’s account had been compromised?


10. Was any of the communication retained?


Privacy Act Statement

The FBI is authorized to collect the information on this form by one or more of the following provisions: Title 28, United States Code, sections 533 and 534; Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, section 0.85; and the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance. The information requested will assist the FBI in providing you with assistance to which crime victims are entitled under federal law. You do not have to provide the requested information; however, failure to do so may hinder the FBI in providing you with crime victim assistance. The information collected on this form is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title 5, United States Code section 552a, and is maintained in the FBI’s Central Records System, DOJ/FBI-002, a description of which was published in the Federal Register at 63 Fed. Reg. 8671 (Feb. 20, 1998) and which may be viewed at www.justice.gov/opcl/doj-systems-records#doj