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'Virtual kidnappings' on the rise again
A suspicious call Source: Getty / d3sign/Getty Images
There are fresh reports of a scam targeting Chinese international students in Australia in a bid to extort money from them. In some cases victims have been so terrified they've staged their own kidnappings to encourage their families to pay.
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