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Virtual Kidnapping Scam Targeting Families On Social Media | NBC Nightly News
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1:37Now PlayingThe scam entails a hoaxer using information from social media to convince you they have your loved one, demanding money immediately and working to keep you on the phone and wire them funds before you can find out that your child was never taken.
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