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VIDEO: Virtual kidnapping scam tricks people into sending money to save loved ones
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  • January 28, 2022

Virtual kidnapping scam tricks people into sending money to save loved ones

Authorities are sounding the alarm on people being tricked into paying a ransom to allegedly free a loved one by scammers.

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