WCPO warned viewers about a kidnapping phone scam targeting Tri-Staters a few weeks ago – now, even more people are reporting receiving this terrifying call.
A FEW WEEKS BACK WE WARNEDABOUT KIDNAPPING PHONE SCAMTARGETING TRI STATERS.NOW , EVEN MORE LOCAL PEOPLEARE GETTING THIS TERRIFYINGCALL.
CONSUMERREPROTER JOHN MATARESE SHOWSWHAT THESE CALLS SOUNDLIKE....SO YOU STAY SAFE ANDDONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.POLICE ARE WARNINGABOUT A PHONE SCAM...WHERE SOMEONE CLAIMS YOURSON OR DAUGHTER HAS BEENKIDNAPPED!
NOW ALOVELAND WOMAN RECORDED ONE OFTHE CALLS, SO EVERYONE CANHEAR IT FORTHEMSELVES.DIANE PETERS WANTS EVERYONE TOKNOW ABOUT THE PHONE SCAM THATSTILL TERRIFIESHER."I want you to get insideyour car right now."THAT'S A RECORDING OF A MANCLAIMING HE HAD KIDNAPPED ONEOF HER TWO DAUGHTERS ....AND IF POLICE FOUND OUTHE WOULD KILL THE 20-SOMETHINGWOMAN."I told you to wait, andI told you to keep your mouthshut.""I was picturing my onedaughter, with the gun to herhead, and someone is tellingher she needs to give themmoney." THE CALLERWANTED 500 DOLLARS WIRED FROMLOVELAND TO MEXICO TO SET HERFREE.
"I know exactly whereyou live, and if you saysomething, I'm gonna hang upthe phone and Im coming insideyourhouse.""You just literallyfallapart!" WHAT MAKESTHIS SCAM SO EFFECTIVE IS THEWAY THEY KEEP YOU ON THE PHONEWHEN THEY SEND YOU OUT TO GETGIFT CARDS OR AN ATM FOR CASH.THEY MAKE SURE YOUDONT CALL FRIENDS, FAMILY, ORTHE POLICE.--------------- "Ianswered and it was one of thekids crying, and I couldn'tfigure out who it was."A FEW WEEKS BACK,NATALIE BRUSER GOT A SIMILARCALL .... IN SPRINGBORO.SHE EVEN HEARD A GIRLCRYING OUT FOR HELP IN THEBACKGROUND."They were crying super hard,and so I was hysterical."BUT IN BOTH CASES,THEIR DAUGHTERS WERE HOMESAFE, AND KNEW NOTHING ABOUTTHECALL.
IT'S CALLED THE"VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING SCAM."ALL YOU CAN DO IS BEAWARE OF THIS SCAM....SO THATIF YOU GET A CALL LIKETHIS..."I want you to getinside the car!
No."..
..YOU KNOW TO SAY"NO" ....AND INSTEAD AND CHECKWITH YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER ,WHO IS PROBABLY HOME SAFE ANDSOUND.
POLICE SAYTHE CALLER DOES NOT EVEN KNOWYOUR CHILD'S NAME....BUT ISCALLING SUBURBAN HOMEOWNERSRANDOMLY, KNOWING THAT THEYALL PROBABLY HAVE CHILDREN.SO DONT WASTE YOURMONEY.
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