IF YOU ARE A VICTIM of blackmail, or digital stalking, you need to slow down and get your head together. I know you are freaking out and do not know what to do. It is difficult, but you need to remain calm. It is not the end of the world, and there is a strategy to getting out unscathed; it will not be easy; most hire a professional to assist. That is not to say you cannot do it on your own.

STALLING, you must convince the blackmailer you need time. Push for 48 hours, which will allow you to get your head together and create a strategy.

EVERYONE needs a plan to protect themselves and break free. You should not hide in a box and hope it goes away. It will not. Taking control allows you to steer your way out.

TAKE INVENTORY of what the blackmailer knows about you. Things like mobile number, email address, other social media, home address, spouse, family, or employment. Knowing the potential places assists in being proactive to stop exposure.

GO DARK and make all social media private, or shut it down. Public social accounts display friends and followers. Going dark will prevent further intrusion into your personal privacy. If you are feeling sentimental, remember, better gone than in the hands of an extortionist.

NEVER IGNORE blackmail or sextortion. Doing so could fast track to exposure and further harassment. It is best to face it head-on and create a strategy to protect your identity, prevent disaster, and free yourself.

BLACKMAILERS have no boundaries. Therefore, a tactic is to create boundaries they adhere to is needed, which keeps them away from your real information. If you do not, they will always have the advantage.

PROTECTING YOU IDENTITY is the key to success. When all is said and done, you want the aggressor to believe X about you instead of Y, family, friends, phone number, employment, and city of residence.

PREVENTING DISASTER and backing the threat off is accomplished by a tactical stalling. You promise, you break the promise, and you promise again. You put the scammer in a position where they are waiting and do not want to jeopardize by doing something stupid. As rudimentary as it sounds, promising and breaking the promise works.

FUTURE FREEDOM is crossing them over to alternate forms of communications, which prevents any further contact. No one wants to wake up in six months to face the crisis again. Therefore, communication misdirection is imperative to ensure long-lasting privacy.

DO NOT go at it alone or be unsure of the outcome. Guiding you through this difficult period is Frank's expertise.