What if someone tries to blackmail you?
Reach out to law enforcement. Law enforcement is trained to know how to create a case against your blackmailer. Law enforcement can ensure that you are protected from any threat of physical harm. Although it may be painful, law enforcement may ask you to prolong the negotiation with your blackmailer.
Do you call blackmail 911?
Since extortion typically involves threats of future violence rather than immediate violence, you should file your report in person at the police station rather than calling 911.
What should you do if you know someone is blackmailing you?
Real blackmail poses more than an inconvenience. It can create irreparable harm, either physically or emotionally. Based on who is involved in the blackmail scheme, assess what is the worst-case outcome. Ask yourself whether that outcome is severe enough not to ignore. React to a blackmailer you know.
What should I do if I am blackmailed by my ex-boyfriend?
Keep all evidence of blackmail. Maintain legible photos or transcripts of all contact between yourself and your blackmailer. Save voice mails and record phone conversations. This is all information that an attorney or law enforcement will need to determine if your case can be prosecuted. Reach out to law enforcement.
What is the punishment for blackmailing someone?
Blackmail is punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both.”. So, simply put, blackmail is a threat to harm someone (physically or emotionally) if they do not do something the blackmailer wants. In some states, blackmail must be in writing, and if it is not, it is called “extortion.”.
How do you deal with blackmail and extortion?
Finding and punishing wrong doers is what the police are for. Call them first. Blackmail and extortion are crimes, and it is their obligation to enforce the law. In some cases, the threatened harm is not as bad in real life as it may seem in your own mind. Talk to someone you trust to get an outside opinion.