STOPHold
Stop feeding the threat.
No payment, no bargaining, no new replies. Leave the thread intact so the record stays usable.
SECTION 05 — SAFETY PACKET
Free first question · Adults 18+
Blackmailed or exposed online? Start here.
Do not pay the blackmailer. Send a short question and a reply email. No link or files needed to ask. A human reviews your situation before any payment to AboutUs.
Prefer email? Ask a short question.What is happening?
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Being blackmailed online
Ask what to do next.
Name the platform and briefly describe the threat. No link needed to ask; never send intimate files or paste the private conversation.
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Content is already online
Ask about removal options.
Tell us where you saw it. A public link is optional for your first question. Keep the images and private messages with you.
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Someone under 18
Use official child-safety help.
Use the official referral box. Do not send the content to anyone, including AboutUs.
While you consider your options
What you can do now.
You do not need to explain everything at once. Keep private files with you, protect your accounts, and ask a short question when you are ready. Asking does not authorize paid work.
SAVERecord
Save the trail.
Keep the threat thread and any official receipt private. Do not forward or repost the intimate content.
LOCKAccess
Lock the accounts that matter.
Start with email, cloud storage, social accounts, and any device/session list where a stranger could still be logged in.
LINEBoundary
Choose the right help.
Adults can ask us about threats or posted content before paying. If anyone was under 18 in the images, use the official child-safety resources below.
05-D — HOW HELP WORKS
From your question to a clear next step
Ask first. Decide later.
You do not need to choose a package to speak to us. Your first question is free, and we review your situation before asking you to pay for any service.
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Ask a free question.
Name the platform and briefly explain what is happening. Add a reply email. No link, private files, or card needed to ask.
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A person reviews it.
We check whether we can help and explain the relevant options. If the team is away, we can reply by email.
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You decide on paid help.
Before any payment, we confirm the proposed work, total price, limits, and terms in writing. Your question does not authorize work.
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Work follows your agreement.
If you proceed, your case record holds the agreed scope, receipts, and updates. Removal results and timing depend on the case and platform.
If you choose paid help
US$495 case activation
After we confirm fit, this first paid engagement provides a written case decision, a personalized safety and reporting packet, and a recommendation for the next scope.
It is not a promise of removal or a full response service. Further work needs a separate agreed scope and price. No automatic upgrade or recurring charge.
Compare service scopes and pricesKeep private files with you.
Do not send intimate images, videos, full message logs, passwords, identity documents, or card details. A short description is enough for your first question.
Adults 18+ only. If anyone was under 18 when the images were created, use the official child-safety resources on this page.
Under-18 safety resourcesAsk a free question
No payment or paid work authorized by asking.
YOUR OPTIONS — NO COMMITMENT
Free options first. You choose the next step.
You can use free reporting tools without buying an AboutUs service. If you want our help, ask a question before choosing any paid work.
Free tools
Check what you can do yourself.
StopNCII can help adults protect intimate images on participating platforms, not the whole internet. You must be the person shown and have access to the image. Check its eligibility before starting.
Check StopNCII eligibilityFree first question
Not sure which option fits?
Send a short description and a reply email. A person reviews whether we can help. No package choice, public link or card is needed to ask.
Ask a free questionOptional paid help
Know the work and price first.
Paid work is separate from your free question. We confirm the proposed work, total price, limits and terms before you decide. Removal and timing are not guaranteed.
Compare service scopes and pricesKeep intimate images, videos, full message logs, passwords, ID and card details out of your question.
If anyone was under 18 when the images were created, use the official child-safety resources below, not an AboutUs service.
If this involves someone under 18
We work with adults (18+) only. If intimate images of someone under 18 are involved, report it immediately to the NCMEC CyberTipline at report.cybertip.org, use NCMEC's Take It Down at takeitdown.ncmec.org, and contact local law enforcement. Do not send the content to anyone — including us.
Common questions
Online blackmail help — straight answers.
- Where can I get help if I am being blackmailed online?
- Stop replying and do not pay — payment confirms you are reachable and the demands escalate. Preserve the messages, then ask a free first question with a short description and a reply email. Keep intimate files with you; a human reviews the situation before any AboutUs payment. If anyone involved may be under 18, use NCMEC's Take It Down and report.cybertip.org instead of a commercial path.
- Is sextortion a crime?
- Threats involving intimate images can be criminal, extortionate, and reportable. If there is money demand or coercion, preserve the messages, stop responding, and consider reporting to the FBI at ic3.gov. If anyone involved may be under 18, use NCMEC resources instead of a commercial path.
- Should I pay someone threatening me?
- No. Don’t pay — not once, not “one last time.” Payment confirms you’re reachable and the demands escalate. Preserve the messages, stop responding, and ask a free first question. Keep private files with you; asking does not authorize paid work.
- How do I get leaked photos removed from the internet?
- Start by preserving a private safety packet without reposting or forwarding the intimate file itself. Use official or platform safety options where they fit, then move sensitive adult matters to private case review.
- How fast can leaked or intimate photos be taken down?
- Timing depends on the surface, whether the request is complete, and how the platform responds. Where a valid TAKE IT DOWN Act notice applies to a covered platform, the federal window is 48 hours. That is a legal standard, not an AboutUs outcome promise; individual results vary per your written service agreement.
After you reach out
What happens when you contact us.
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Send a short description and a reply email. Your first question is free; a link is optional and private files are not needed.
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The team reviews whether we can help. If we are away, we can reply by email. We explain relevant options before you decide on paid work.
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If you choose a paid service, we confirm the scope, total price, limits, and terms in writing first. No payment or paid work is authorized by your question.
You do not need the perfect explanation to ask for help.
Free first question · Adults 18+ · No private files
Aggregate outcomes across eligible cases; individual results vary per your written service agreement.
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