Article 71ZBV Crims using social media images, videos in 'virtual kidnapping' scams

Crims using social media images, videos in 'virtual kidnapping' scams

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Story ImageProof of life? Or an active social media presence?

Criminals are altering social media and other publicly available images of people to use as fake proof of life photos in "virtual kidnapping" and extortion scams, the FBI warned on Friday....

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