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Virtual Kidnapping Scam

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Scammers convince Chinese students to take photos of themselves bound and gagged in order to avoid being deported or arrested.
Scammers convince Chinese students to take photos of themselves bound and gagged in order to avoid being deported or arrested. Source: New South Wales Police

An 18-year-old high school student from Sydney is the latest victim of a virtual kidnapping scam. Her family in China were extorted out more than $200,000, but police say the woman was never in danger.

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By Dorota Banasiak, Lucy Murray

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An 18-year-old high school student from Sydney is the latest victim of a virtual kidnapping scam. Her family in China were extorted out more than $200,000, but police say the woman was never in danger.

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