Your cursor hovers over the Send button for a long moment. $500 is a lot, but if this is real, it could be the key to Blackridge. You send the payment in cryptocurrency, as instructed. It confirms almost instantly. > **FinanceGhost**: *"Payment received. Check your inbox."* A new message arrives with a file: PRAP_Manual_2023.pdf. You open it. The first page reads: > Portfolio Risk and Authorisation Platform (PRAP) > Internal Use Only, Blackridge Capital Your hands tremble as you scroll. This is real. The manual details: - how PRAP monitors the exposure bands (green, amber, red), - the override protocols (only Isabella Laurent can approve an Amber Band override), - emergency cash transfer procedures (CFO approval required within 30 minutes). This is gold. But now FinanceGhost knows you are serious, and he has already asked for more money. **What do you do?** - Buy the exposure band thresholds: $1K for more detail on Blackridge's risk triggers. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Buy Exposure Band Thresholds|Buy Exposure Band Thresholds]] - Ask for the employee contact: $5K is steep, but a direct line in could be worth it. [[Ask for Employee Contact]] - Abandon FinanceGhost: this is getting too expensive. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Abandon FinanceGhost|Abandon FinanceGhost]] - Stop here: you have enough for now. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Research Blackridge|Research Blackridge]]