by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 3, 2023 | Scam of the day
The New London, Connecticut Police Department recently issued a warning about a virtual kidnapping scam after an increase in incidents of this crime, however, it should be noted that this is not a crime limited to Connecticut, but is increasing nationwide according to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Boston Police Department recently issued a warning about a virtual kidnapping scam after at least three sets of parents whose children are enrolled in the Boston Public Schools received phone calls telling them that their children had been kidnapped and that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently in Providence, Rhode Island a man was scammed out of $2,500 by scammers who called him falsely claiming that they were holding his wife hostage and would kill her unless he paid a ransom. There was no kidnapping, but he paid the ransom before he was able to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 14, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for nine years and according to the FBI, the scam is increasing in frequency. Recently the Chicago Division of the FBI issued a new warning about how the scam has recently...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 16, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for nine years and according to the FBI, the scam is increasing in frequency. The scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a child or other...