It turned out that 17-year-old Chinese citizen Kai Zhuang was alone in the tent.
Authorities said Zhuang was the victim of a “cyber kidnapping,” a ploy to convince families to pay a ransom for a kidnapping that never happened.
This scam method is not uncommon, as there have been several cases of scammers targeting Chinese nationals in exchange studies.
Scammers blackmail students using FaceTime or Skype. Students are told to isolate themselves from people and send photos of themselves as captives.
The criminals then send the photos to the victim’s family, demanding a ransom.
That’s exactly what happened to Juan and his parents, police said in a statement. So authorities began searching for the boy using helicopters and drones.
As a result, the teenager was found in a tent in a remote area. Police representatives say that the guy was very scared.
2024-01-02 09:00:54
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