The Self-Help Guide For Stopping Blackmail: How To Prevent Exposure And End The Threat

IF YOU ARE A VICTIMof blackmail, or digital stalking, you need to slow down and get your head together. I know you are freaking out and do not know what to do. It is difficult, but you need to remain calm. It is not the end of the world, and there is a strategy to getting out unscathed; it will not be easy; most hire a professional to assist. That is not to say you cannot do it on your own.STALLING, you must convince the blackmailer you need time. Push for 48 hours, which will allow you to get your head together and create a strategy.EVERYONEneeds a plan to protect themselves and break free. You should not hide in a box and hope it goes away. It will not. Taking control allows you to steer your way out.TAKE INVENTORYof what the blackmailer knows about you. Things like mobile number, email address, other social media, home address, spouse, family, or employment. Knowing the potential places assists in being proactive to stop exposure.GO DARKand make all social media private, or shut it down. Public social accounts display friends and followers. Going dark will prevent further intrusion into your personal privacy. If you are feeling sentimental, remember, better gone than in the hands of an extortionist.NEVER IGNOREblackmail or sextortion. Doing so could fast track to exposure and further harassment. It is best to face it head-on and create a strategy to protect your identity, prevent disaster, and free yourself.BLACKMAILERShave no boundaries. Therefore, a tactic is to create boundaries they adhere to is needed, which keeps them away from your real information. If you do not, they will always have the advantage.PROTECTING YOU IDENTITYis the key to success. When all is said and done, you want the aggressor to believe X about you instead of Y, family, friends, phone number, employment, and city of residence.PREVENTING DISASTERand backing the threat off is accomplished by a tactical stalling. You promise, you break the promise, and you promise again. You put the scammer in a position where they are waiting and do not