It was a frightening moment for one woman who received a call from her sister’s phone number, claiming she was held hostage and demanding ransom money. However, her sister wasn’t kidnapped and perpetrators had hijacked her actual phone number. NBC’s Steven Romo explains this “virtual” kidnapping.
Watch: Woman scammed in ‘virtual kidnapping’ ploy
“I was terrified that he was going to kill my sister.”
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