Explicit threats
Technique in the Coercion (C000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
A direct threat of harm or penalty if demands are not met.
Subtechniques
- C004.001Legal threatsA threat of arrest, lawsuit, or fines if demands are not met.
- C004.002Physical threatsA threat of violence or bodily harm to the victim or their loved ones.
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How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Explicit threats (C004), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/C004/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_c004,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{C004 Explicit threats}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/C004/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}