by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for seven years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular scam around the country. The scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the...
by admin | Oct 11, 2018 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for six years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular scam around the country. Recently the Chicopee, Massachusetts police department issued a warning on its...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams for four years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular around the country. The scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a child or other relative has been...
by admin | Oct 15, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams for three years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular scam targeting the parents of college students in Virginia, California, Texas, Arizona and elsewhere. The scam starts with a telephone...
by admin | May 24, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Police in Virginia have been warning the public about an upswing in the phony kidnapping scam. Among the reported instances of this scam were phony reports of the kidnapping of students at George Mason University and young school children at area parochial schools. I...
