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Beware! ‘Virtual kidnapping’ scammers threaten to kill ‘hostages’ if their families don’t pay up

Beware! ‘Virtual kidnapping’ scammers threaten to kill ‘hostages’ if their families don’t pay up
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A Texas woman is among the most recent targets of a ‘virtual kidnapping’ scam that demands ransom for so-called kidnapping victims, who the scammers claim will be killed. According to KWTX, Kimberly Garcia of Temple, Texas was having coffee with her husband Sunday morning when she got an ominous text message, claiming that a loved …

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