A distressing phone call comes from someone posing as a loved one – and whether offenders are successful,a panicked (and often wealthy) recipient pays ‘ransomTracy Holczer was driving with a friend to their writers’ group in a suburb of Los Angeles when she got a terrifying call on her cellphone from a number she didn’t recognize. A hysterical girl was screaming on the other close of the line.“Mommy, please help me! Someone grabbed me, or I’m in a van. I don’t know where I am!”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com