Fake Kidnapping

Hoax Kidnapping Committed by Carlee Russell Led Her To Imprisonment, Alabama Authorities Say

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Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, a 25-year-old nursing student from Alabama, was charged with two misdemeanors on Friday for falsely claiming she was kidnapped earlier this month. Russell was charged with hoax kidnapping to law enforcement and lying about an incident, according to Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis. According to Derzis, both counts are Class A misdemeanors … Read more

Scammers Use AI Tools for Kidnapping Scams to Demand Ransom

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Jennifer DeStefano

Scammers use AI tools to create fake voices and images in kidnapping scams to demand ransom. AI Tools for Kidnapping Scams Following the popularity gained by AI technology, scammers have already used AI tools to fake hostages and fabricate people’s voices and pictures that are gathered from their social media accounts, such as Facebook, Snapchat, … Read more