Police In SoCal Investigating Kidnapping Extortion Scam

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Southern California authorities are investigating an extortion scheme in which a woman received a call from someone claiming to have kidnapped her daughter.

Santa Ana police say the male caller demanded $500 ransom, which the woman paid Thursday through a local wire transfer business.

During the telephone call the victim heard a female voice in the background and believed it was her daughter's voice.

The victim later learned that her daughter had not been kidnapped and the caller had fabricated the story.

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