It is an insidious problem – and it comes from people’s own computers and phones. It lives in their office and in their pockets. Online blackmail and extortion is where someone – generally through the internet – obtains sensitive information about an individual and uses that information to obtain money, services, or more sensitive information that can be used against an individual.
Over the last two years, online blackmail and extortion have been growing at an exceeding rate – with reports more than doubling. And, understandably, victims of blackmail and extortion can confide in very few people to advise them, or guide them in these situations.
One law firm has decided to focus exclusively on this gap in the justice system. Jed Chedid, Esq. – founding attorney at The Anti-Extortion Law Firm joins us today to explain the firm’s unique mission and how it stands behind victims of blackmail and extortion.
“Well, there are a lot of people who are being blackmailed that can’t get help to stop the blackmail, or just don’t know what help they’re actually getting after they pay for it,” explained Chedid. “There are also people who need the guarantees of attorney-client confidentiality to protect them – especially with such sensitive information and reputational harm on the line.”
Solving these issues for clients and resolving blackmail situations around the globe, Chedid tells us, takes an entire team. “These tend to be complicated problems with many moving pieces and very high stakes. We had to assemble an in-house team – from cyber expert investigators to barred counsel – who have specific blackmail and cybersecurity experience.”
And the results are self-evident. Chedid proudly shares that, “in 2024, our success rate of keeping our clients’ sensitive information private was astonishing, with the vast majority of our clients keeping their information secure – despite blackmail and extortion threats.”
The Anti-Extortion Law Firm’s main focus is keeping their clients’ information private. Sometimes, however, clients seek justice against scammers. At the request of clients who had been scammed, Jed Chedid pursued a case against an online scammer by the name of Cody Winn. The law closed in on Mr. Winn with 93 criminal charges in December, 2024.
“Everything we do is client focused. If clients want all of our focus to be on keeping their information private – that’s what we do. If they want to seek affirmative justice, we provide options and walk that road with them too,” said Chedid. “We proud to be the all-in-one legal and cybersecurity solution to blackmail and extortion.”
For more information about The Anti-Extortion Law Firm and its online blackmail and extortion solutions, visit theantiextortionlawfirm.com.
