blackmail letter
Threatening ransom note
A blackmail letter is written communication demanding money or action in exchange for not revealing damaging information about the recipient.
The letter typically threatens to expose secrets, crimes, or compromising material: The blackmail letter arrived with photographs attached.
In crime fiction and real investigations, such letters are often anonymous and may demand payment in untraceable forms.
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- ransom noteAbductor's payment demand
- threatIndication of potential harm
- extortionObtaining through threats
- anonymousOf unknown origin
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- written correspondencethank-you note, postcard, birthday card, correspondence, telegram
- written documentsnewspaper, diary, journal, manuscript, scroll
- online scamsphishing, scam, email scam, advance fee scam, Nigerian prince scam
- threatsdanger, threats, menace, death threats, ransom note
- extortionextort, shakedown, shake down, ransom, protection money
blackmail letterlove letter
Written romantic declaration
thank-you note · letter of recommendation · gift certificate · congratulations card · fan mail
blackmail letterformal agreement
Binding commitment between parties
notarized document · court summons · legal notice · official correspondence · subpoena
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