Cops warn of ‘virtual kidnapping’ scam demanding parents pay ransom for kids

Police in Southern California are warning parents to be extra cautious after two “virtual kidnapping” cases in which suspects demanded large ransoms to get their children safely back home. No one was abducted in either case, but that didn’t stop one man from forking over a $5,000 ransom on March 7 after getting a random...

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