Local Mother Recounts Terrifying Kidnapping Scam That Spoofed Her Daughter’s Cell Phone Number

By: KDKA-TV’s Jessica Guay
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local mother is warning others about a phone scam after a stranger claimed he kidnapped her daughter and wanted random money.
It’s called virtual kidnapping and one of KDKA’s viewers said it was the most horrifying experience of her life. The woman said it seemed so real because when she got the call on her cell phone, it came up as her daughter calling.
The mother, who did not want to be identified, received the call at 4: