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On an uncharacteristically rainy Southern California day, Kathie gets a call that will change her life. Her cellphone displays the caller as unknown. Even though she\\u2019s hesitant, Kathie decides to answer. On the line she hears screaming and a man claiming to have Kathie\\u2019s daughter. The man addresses both Kathie and her daughter by name, \\xa0but something about the interaction feels off. Terrified, Kathie isn\\u2019t sure what to do next. Unbeknownst to Kathie, she has been drawn into a \\u201cvirtual kidnapping,\\u201d a horrific extortion-based scam that\\u2019s claiming victims across the country. In the first half of this two-part episode, you\\u2019ll learn how these scams operate and why they\\u2019re so successful.\\xa0