The Self-Help Guide for Stopping Blackmail

You’re terrified. The messages won’t stop. You’re being threatened with exposure. The blackmailer has your photos, videos, or secrets, and they’re demanding more.

Before you panic or pay—stop.

There is a way out.

The Self-Help Guide for Stopping Blackmail gives you a practical, proven strategy for surviving online blackmail and sextortion. Written by international privacy expert Frank M. Ahearn, this guide draws from decades of real-world experience helping victims outsmart scammers, protect their identity, and end the threat for good.

Blackmail thrives on fear and urgency. Scammers want you overwhelmed, panicked, and isolated. Frank’s approach flips the script—putting you back in control.

This guide doesn’t just offer advice. It provides a step-by-step plan:

• How to mentally stabilize in a high-stress situation
• How to stall a scammer and buy time
• How to assess exactly what the blackmailer knows
• How to take your social media and personal life offline
• How to prevent damage to your reputation and relationships
• How to create disinformation tactics to mislead your attacker
• How to stop communication and ensure they can’t return
• And how to make sure this never happens again

Stop the blackmail threat by learning how to delay the scammer without setting them off. You’ll use promises, vague replies, and psychological tactics to buy the time needed to organize your defense.

Digital Clean-Up

Your public data is their playground. You’ll learn how to instantly reduce your online exposure by locking down, deleting, or obscuring your digital presence.

Creating False Trails

Disinformation is your secret weapon. Discover how to create alternative identities, locations, and contact details to confuse and derail the blackmailer’s efforts.

Communication Manipulation

Don’t go silent—but don’t say too much either. You’ll be shown how to respond just enough to maintain control, while preventing escalation or exposure.

Total Separation & Long-Term Protection

Get a complete strategy to not only survive the crisis—but close the door on it permanently. From communication misdirection to privacy boundaries, this book shows you how to stay safe for the long haul.

This book is written for everyday people, not cybersecurity pros. Whether you’re a college student, professional, or parent—these steps are simple, effective, and designed for anyone to use.

Frank is the world’s leading expert in personal privacy and digital disappearance. A former skip tracer turned privacy consultant, he’s helped thousands of people vanish from digital threats, stalkers, and criminals. His bestselling book How to Disappear is a global guide to digital invisibility, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, Vice, The Guardian, The BBC, and beyond.

Stop the blackmail threat and contact FrankFA@FrankAhearncom