They are getting creative.

by Slow Hand , Indiana, Monday, June 10, 2019, 10:42 (1994 days ago) @ Paul

I heard a story a few years back on NPR. Down in Mexico there were folk who would follow someone for a few days to get a feel for their schedule. That person would leave for work and the family would get a call that they had been taken hostage. A small-ish ransom would be agreed upon to get the family member returned safely. Ransom would get paid and the worker would come home like normal, because it was a normal day for them! Basically the family was getting scammed and due to the ‘don't Call anyone or they die’ scare tactics, the ‘hostage takers’ would get away with it!

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