Blackmail Survival Manual: 10 Rules Before You Pay or Panic

Blackmail Survival Manual: 10 Rules Before You Pay or Panic

By Frank M. Ahearn — author of the New York Times Bestseller How to Disappear

The message hits: "Send money or everyone sees your photos." The first impulse is panic. The next must be action.

Frank M. Ahearn has spent more than twenty-five years in the field solving blackmail crises. He doesn’t offer platitudes or theory — he gives direct, repeatable tactics people can use now. This manual lays out ten blunt rules that turn panic into a plan and chaos into control.

It teaches the exact moves Ahearn uses on real cases: how to stall the demands so you buy time; how to replace real contact points with decoys and burner handles; how to construct small, believable disinformation online that redirects the predator’s attention; and how to protect what matters while you execute the fix. Each rule is practical, concrete, and written so a non-expert can follow it immediately.

Inside you will learn to:

• Stall the demands and buy time — time is leverage.

• Remove the predator’s access to your real contact details using secondary devices and messaging handles.

• Create disinformation when possible: fake employers, believable co-workers, and small, plausible online footprints that change what the predator thinks they know.

• Use repeatable message templates and site copy you can drop straight into a fake profile or a reply.

• Shield the parts of your life you want to keep safe while you move the threat off your trail.

Each rule includes step-by-step examples and exact wording you can use, so you don’t have to invent your own playbook in a moment of fear. This manual teaches you how to stall, manipulate the blackmailer, and prevent exposure — the real work that ends a blackmail problem.

If you need to act now, use these ten rules. They are the field-tested foundation for preventing exposure and stopping predators who count on panic.

Don’t panic. Stall the demands. Prevent exposure. Learn the ten rules that get you back in control.