“The next day, I woke up to a text saying that if I didn’t give him £1000, he’d put the video on the internet.”

"Long story short, the scammers made off with about $1000 from both the other teacher and us. The story does have a happy ending, though, because we ended up being roommates with the other victim of the scam, and are still close friends, 6 years later!" 

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.