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Extortion and blackmail?

  • 20-09-2018 11:51AM
    #1
    gluppers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭


    Hi there. I am writing this on behalf of a friend. She's a foreign national who recently opened a cafe. She crossed paths with an individual who she outsourced some work to. Everything connected with the work she outsourced was agreed verbally. He completed the work, she paid what was agreed.

    However I sense this guy sees my friend as a soft spot and had opened up (in my opinion) a malicious way to extort money from her. I've attached an example of the nonsense my friend receives from this individual. This is affecting her stress levels. There is absolutely so foundation to his claims and this stinks as fabricated lies and pure opportunist


    Should she be worried? Any advise is very much welcomed

    *Please take the spelling mistakes into consideration in the attachment


Comments

  • #2
    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,647 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    Your friend should go to the Gardai first of all and then consult a solicitor if they're worried about any potential civil proceedings. Please note the general rule against legal advice in the charter.


  • #3
    Hoboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,860 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    Its serious when the sinisters get involved.


  • #4
    gluppers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭gluppers


    Robbo wrote: »
    Your friend should go to the Gardai first of all and then consult a solicitor if they're worried about any potential civil proceedings. Please note the general rule against legal advice in the charter.

    Ok thanks, will do


  • #5
    gluppers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭gluppers


    Robbo wrote: »
    Your friend should go to the Gardai first of all and then consult a solicitor if they're worried about any potential civil proceedings. Please note the general rule against legal advice in the charter.


    But on the face of it. Does this look like blackmail?


  • #6
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,498 ✭✭✭Wheety


    I would ignore him while also informing the Guards and her solicitor.


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  • #7
    i71jskz5xu42pb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭i71jskz5xu42pb


    The guy is chancing his arm. If he genuinely had a case worth €8k-10k why would he settle for €500? Even after solicitors fees the case should net him more than €500.
    Personally, I'd ignore him, I would not waste my money on a solicitor.

    Be sure to save all correspondence with him somewhere other than her phone (in case she loses the phone). If it does come to a case the fact that he was willing to settle for €500 may be relevant.


  • #8
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,498 ✭✭✭Wheety


    If she doesn't want engage a solicitor due to cost, at least inform the Guards so they have a record.

    The smiley face in a threatening text :rolleyes:


  • #9
    Misguided1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Misguided1


    I'd inform the Guards (who probably won't do anything at this point) and then tell him she'll see him in court. He doesn't appear to be the sharpest tool in the box


  • #10
    B-D-P--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭B-D-P--


    Ahh stop,

    Block them, Ignore any future correspondence, and say if they want to communicate further to get their solicitor to send a mail.

    It'll be the last your friend hears from them


  • #11
    mullinr2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 680 ✭✭✭mullinr2


    He's a fool just chancing his arm.


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  • #12
    CeilingFly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭CeilingFly


    Pure Blackmail and a serious criminal offence
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1994/act/2/section/17/enacted/en/html

    Definitely one for the gardai and they will deal with it very severely


  • #13
    Defunkd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 406 ✭✭Defunkd


    Yeah, he's trying to blackmail. Sounds like a load of crap.
    Contact the Gardai, give his name number and copy of the message. (I've always found Gardai more co-operative when there are two people present, rather than one, when dealing with them)
    Keep the text on the phone. It's at her own discretion if she wants to inform the chancer of showing it to the Gardai but she has nothing to fear.


  • #14
    gluppers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭gluppers


    Thank you all. It seems that the general consensus is that it's this guy who should be worried and not my friend

    Thanks again


  • #15
    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,908 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    Misguided1 wrote: »
    I'd inform the Guards (who probably won't do anything at this point) and then tell him she'll see him in court. He doesn't appear to be the sharpest tool in the box

    They probably won't but at the same time they might call around and give this guy a talking to. Guards do that kind of thing sometimes to give people a fright.


  • #16
    Are Am Eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Are Am Eye


    Food poison And a broken toe?
    What was in that sandwiche?


  • #17
    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    Just read the "originating" text - absolutely priceless yet nasty.

    +1 CeilingFly's observations about unwarranted demands.

    Apart from reporting this to Gardaí the OP's friend should be sure to report this to her public liability / products liability insurers as she needs their weight behind her to deal with this thrash.

    I don't know if insurance companies still operate their claims database where they can pick up any matches for previous claimants. If they do I would love to see if this fellow turns up on it.


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