Arlington Woman Terrorized By Caller Falsely Claiming Her Father Had Been Kidnapped: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — A woman in Arlington received a frightening phone call Thursday informing her that her father had been kidnapped and would be killed unless she provided the caller with money. But it was all a scam, police say.

Police were dispatched to the 300 block of N. Glebe Road at around 3 p.m. on Oct. 6 for a report of an attempted fraud and telephone threats, according to a report from the Arlington County Police Department.

"The female victim received a phone call at approximately 12:48 p.m. from an unknown caller stating he had kidnapped and would kill her father unless she provided him with money," the report states. "While attempting to retrieve funds, the victim’s father called her place of employment advising that he was not in danger."

The woman then ended the call and contacted the police, who are currently still investigating the incident.

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