Blackmail is a criminal act of coercion using a threat.
Blackmail note intended for the Jewish Capon-Minerbo family in hiding during the Axis occupation of Greece
Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence; the bulk of this article deals with such cases. Robbery is the simplest and most common form of extortion, although making unfounded threats in order to obtain an unfair business advantage is also a form of extortion.
Loot and Extortion. Statues at Trago Mills, poking fun at the Inland Revenue.