The blackmailer threatens to post your photos publicly, and suddenly you are imagining everyone seeing them. Your family. People at work. Friends who know nothing about your private life.
I am Frank M. Ahearn, the Blackmail Fixer. I take over as you, stall the demands, and handle the person threatening to publish your photographs. You step away from the messages while I deal with the threat.
“Everyone Will See It”
A threat to publish photographs hits differently from a threat to send them to one person.
You start imagining the photos being shared, copied, and passed around. The blackmailer wants that picture stuck in your head. Then comes the demand:
“Pay now.”
“You have an hour.”
“I’m posting everything.”
Before you send money, slow down. What exactly have they threatened to do? Have they named a platform, shown a particular account, or identified people they intend to tag? Or are they simply saying “everyone”?
Those details matter when I take over.
Stall the Payment Demand
Tell them you need a few days to borrow the money. A friend may be able to help, but you need time.
They may become aggressive. They may repeat the threat or shorten the deadline. Stand your ground. A new deadline does not put money in your hands.
Keep the explanation short. Do not start describing your finances, marriage, or job. You are creating time to get help.
For the first steps, read Free Blackmail Help: What Do I Do Right Now?.
Do Not Give Them a Bigger Audience
When you are frightened, you may tell the blackmailer exactly who must never see the photographs.
Your biggest client.
Your boss.
Your spouse’s family.
You may explain which account belongs to you or correct a name they got wrong.
Do not fill in those gaps. I need to know what they found on their own and what you have already told them. That helps me understand which connections need protection.
I Handle the Person Behind the Post
When possible, I move the communication from your contact to one I control. I then pose as you and handle the demands.
I stall. I look at what the blackmailer knows about your identity and whom they can reach. When possible, I create disinformation to change what they believe about your employment, relationships, or other personal information.
The threat comes through technology, but there is a person deciding what to do next. That is the person I deal with.
You do not have to spend the day answering every threat yourself.
If they are threatening Facebook groups, tags, or public posts, read They Threatened to Post Everything on Facebook.
For more about how I step in, read Blackmail Help: Frank M. Ahearn Takes Over and Stops Threats.
You Deal With Frank
I began as a skip tracer in 1984. I found people through telephone numbers, employers, relatives, and the information connecting their lives. Later, I used that experience to help people disappear and protect their privacy.
Today, I bring those skills into blackmail cases. I understand how a private photograph can become connected to a real name, a family, or a company.
I am an extreme privacy expert, public speaker, and the New York Times bestselling author of How to Disappear. There is no assistant passing your story around. You work directly with me.
Blackmail Self-Help Books
If you want to begin yourself, read Blackmail Survival Manual: 10 Rules Before You Pay or Panic.
Or read The Self-Help Guide for Stopping Blackmail: How to Prevent Exposure and Get Rid of the Blackmailer.
Contact Me Before the Next Deadline
Tell me what the blackmailer has, where they are threatening to publish it, and what they want.
You already know why the threat is frightening. What you need is someone who can face the person making it.
I take over to prevent exposure.