Read more Cindy Crawford extortion stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/45509/cindy-crawford-extortion.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 09:33:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/75851/hey-regular-joes-youve-got-blackmail.htmlJane Yager<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=314964&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331210811' border='0' />Whether the perpetrators are spurred by the recession or inspired by the David Letterman and Cindy Crawford cases, the ranks of aspiring blackmailers are swelling—and an increasing number of their plots are targeting ordinary private citizens. The typical non-celebrity extortion victim has a high net worth and has engaged...This image rendered from video shows David Letterman, speaking on the "Late Show" Monday Oct. 5, 2009. Letterman was one of the highest-profile recent blackmailing targets.http://www.newser.com/story/75851/hey-regular-joes-youve-got-blackmail.htmlThu, 10 Dec 2009 07:14:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73933/crawford-blackmailed-over-daughters-photo.htmlJohn Johnson<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=309092&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331211820' border='0' />Cindy Crawford was the target of a bizarre extortion attempt involving a photo of her young daughter. Court documents say a German man threatened to go public with a photo of the 7-year-old girl that showed her bound to a chair and gagged. A Crawford rep says the photo was...Cindy Crawford.http://www.newser.com/story/73933/crawford-blackmailed-over-daughters-photo.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 21:55:31 CST