Blackmail or extortion
Technique in the Coercion (C000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
A threat to reveal sensitive or compromising material unless the victim pays or complies.
Subtechniques
- C005.002Reputational blackmailA threat to damage professional or social standing through public accusations or leaks.
- C005.003SextortionA threat to share sexual images or videos unless payment is made.
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How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Blackmail or extortion (C005), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/C005/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_c005,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{C005 Blackmail or extortion}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/C005/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}