Many victims of LinkedIn blackmail read the wrong information online and hope it will stop the extortion.
It won’t.
One business executive contacted me after he blocked the threat. I explained it was an amateur move and one he would live to regret.
He made the mistake of depending on his own opinion rather than that of a Blackmail Fixer who has handled hundreds of extortion cases and prevented lives from being destroyed.
The executive believed that blocking the blackmailer and deleting LinkedIn would make the problem disappear.
It didn’t.
His photos involved a private fantasy that would bring negative attention to both him and his company.
The blackmailer exposed him.
He lost his position.
What many victims fail to understand is that by the time the threat arrives, the blackmailer usually already has the information they need.
They have your name.
Your employer.
Your connections.
Your professional history.
Deleting LinkedIn after the fact does not erase what the blackmailer already knows.
Blackmail is not a social media problem.
It is a leverage problem.
Do not let your ego convince you that you know how to deal with blackmail.
You don’t.
The cost of being wrong can be enormous.
Frank M. Ahearn steps in and takes over as you. He works to protect your identity, manage the threat, and keep your secret safe before exposure turns into a crisis.
Frank M. Ahearn is the author of:
How to Disappear: A Pocket Guide to Thinking, Planning, and Staying Gone
and
Blackmail Survival for Married Women: Immediate Steps to Stop the Threat