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.
Tags
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}
}