This practice is intimidation, and if the circumstances are serious, it may also constitute fraud. First of all, stop all contact with the blackmailer, don't reply any information, don't pay any money, and don't be influenced by the blackmailer's threatening words. Save all chat records, videos or other evidence related to extortion, which is helpful for subsequent investigation and handling.
Then immediately report the case to the local police, provide a clear and detailed description of the situation, and submit all the evidence. The police will investigate according to relevant legal procedures. You can also consult your local law firm for professional legal advice and guidance. Lawyers can provide relevant legal advice to help deal with this matter. They will formulate corresponding solutions according to the specific situation. Law firm is a professional legal service organization composed of lawyers. It provides a wide range of legal advice and legal agency services to meet the needs of customers in legal affairs.
legal ground
First, intimidation
Article 42 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for less than five days or fined; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and may also be fined:
(1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means;
(2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others;
(3) fabricating facts, falsely accusing and framing others, and attempting to subject others to criminal investigation or public security administration punishment;
(4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives;
(5) sending obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information for many times to interfere with the normal life of others;
(six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others.
Second, fraud.
Article 266 of the Criminal Law stipulates that whoever defrauds public or private property in a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
Reference to the above contents: Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * and Public Security Administration Punishment Law, Baidu Encyclopedia-Criminal Law.