Ever wanted to learn about the kidnap for ransom business?
Ever wanted to learn about the kidnap for ransom business?
This book is for the families of those who have been kidnapped. It’s for professional security managers, and it’s for those with a fascination of true crime, who want to learn.
This book is packed with real case studies, anecdotes, scenarios and dilemmas.
- Examine how kidnap for ransom works as a business.
- Explore it from both the criminal and the good guy’s perspectives.
- Learn how to manage a kidnap for ransom incident.
- Understand the risks so you can avoid getting kidnapped.
- Remember the four rules for kidnap survival.
Rob Phayre and his team specialised in the delivery of ransom, for the release hostages for humanitarian purposes. Over a three-year period they:
- Rescued over 800 hostages.
- Recovered more than 2 billion dollars’ worth of shipping assets and cargos.
- Delivered more than a hundred million US dollars in cash as ransom.
Some of those individual ransoms broke the world records for the largest ransoms ever paid at sea.
Those records still stand today…
After reading this book you will be able to answer the following questions:
What makes a good ransom, and what makes a bad one?
What is the kidnappers business model?
How heavy is a million dollars?
When is it legal to pay a ransom?
What do you do if the drop goes wrong?
If and when should you notify law enforcement?
What are the risks for all those involved?
So how do you hand over the cash safely?
How do you collect the hostage post release?
Advice for looking after a victims family during a kidnap
How to avoid being kidnapped in the first place.
How to survive if you are kidnapped.
Unsuccessful outcomes happen, so what should you do?
This is a Pre-Order for the Ebook. It will be automatically delivered by email on release day on or shortly after the 17th February 2025
How to Deliver A Ransom is a true crime, non-fiction book written by award winning author, Rob Phayre.
- 49,000 words
- 206 pages, with diagrams and charts.
- Published by Rob Phayre Ltd
- ISBN: 978-1-7393266-7-8
*Whilst packed with technical details, you should not treat this book as detailed advice if you are responding to a real incident. Some resources that may help you are here. Otherwise, please see the disclaimer on HowToDeliverARansom.com before ordering.