In today's society, to avoid being kidnapped and extorted, you need to do the following:

First of all, try not to travel alone. Many vicious cases such as kidnapping and robbery will select specific target groups. For example, single women and children are easy targets of criminals because women and children are weak, have little resistance and can be easily subdued. Therefore, single women must pay attention. If you are alone, it is best to find a reliable roommate. When you go home at night, try to find someone to go with you. Go to places with many people and do not walk alone on small roads. For young children, the main thing is that parents should pay more attention to them, such as providing safety education to their children, not to go with strangers, and it is best to have someone to take them to and from school, so as not to give criminals an opportunity to take advantage of them. Moreover, you should develop the habit of locking your car and house doors. It is also best not to open the door if a stranger knocks on your door when you are alone at home.

Secondly, be cautious when making friends online. Now that technology has developed, while the Internet has brought convenience to people's lives, it also presents many crises. Many criminals will use the Internet as a platform to commit crimes, so we must be cautious when making friends online and do not disclose your personal information to netizens at will, because you don’t know whether the person you are chatting with is a good person or a bad person. Once your relevant information is known to the other party, the other party is likely to use this information to determine your name, location, home address, etc., and commit a crime. On the other hand, some netizens will also ask to meet and chat after meeting them online. At this time, you must be vigilant and it is best not to meet netizens alone. If you notice something is wrong during the meeting, try to act as if nothing has happened and use the restroom as an excuse to escape or call the police.

Finally, avoid showing off your wealth. The ultimate goal of kidnapping and extortion is money, so we should avoid showing off our wealth in our daily lives, and don't reveal our family's money to others at will, because the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention. Perhaps because of a temporary display of wealth, criminals set you as a target for kidnapping and extortion.