Kuala Lumpur: Police have received four reports about a “kidnapping” scam targeting schoolchildren in the Klang Valley this month.
Brickfields police chief Amihizam Abdul Shukor said the reports were received between June 13 and 15 after a WhatsApp message about an incident went viral.
“In that case, a local woman who works as an account executive reported receiving a phone call from an unknown individual claiming that her son was being held captive and demanding a ransom be paid.
“The complainant immediately checked on her son and found him safe and immediately ended the call with the suspect,” he said in a statement today.
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He also advised the public to be wary of calls from unknown individuals and to check on their children’s whereabouts by contacting their school.
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