In modern realities, extortion facts have to be encountered quite often. Of course, extortion by criminals and blackmailers is not so frequent, but cases of extortion of bribes, as well as extortion by fraudsters, are quite a familiar picture.
Instruction manual
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The most common cases of extortion are extortions on the roads, demanding bribes by doctors and teachers for the quality performance of their duties. Also, very often there are cases of fraud associated with loans from individuals. So, if you borrow funds and return them, but do not document this fact, there is a risk that the lender will require payment of the debt again.
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Whatever type of extortion you encounter - real threats, virtual blackmail by fraudsters, extortion of bribes by responsible persons, there are essentially two solutions.
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You can fulfill the demands of the ransomware and pay the amount that is required of you. However, there are two contentious issues. Firstly, it’s far from the fact that, having received the requested amount, the ransomware will leave you alone and be satisfied with the received. On the contrary, it is very likely that the requirements will be repeated again and again. Secondly, the requirements may simply not be affordable for you.
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The second solution to the problem is to apply to the prosecutor with a statement about extortion. This solution is perhaps the most effective, although it will require some effort. First of all, in order for the application to be considered promptly and bring the expected effect, it is necessary to provide the most detailed information about the incident.
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This will require a certain endurance, because you will have to calmly communicate with the ransomware to get as much information as possible: on what basis the ransomware wants to receive money from you, how much, how it will need to be transferred. The ideal way out is to record the dialogue on the recorder. Already with this information, you must contact the prosecutor's office and write a statement.
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Upon the fact of the statement, a prosecutor’s check will be carried out. Depending on the type of blackmail, the degree of threat to your security, the requested amount, an operational action scheme is developed, which in most cases is based on the transfer of marked bills as an extorted amount. Once the amount is transferred to the ransomware, he will be detained, after which the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation enters into force, which provides for a very serious punishment for extortion or fraud.
