Today, I received an email from a friend in which one of his family friend was caught with this so called "YOUR CHILD IS KIDNAPPED"Date: Tue, May 5, 2009 at 2:30 AM
Subject: My experience. Pls read!Hey guys,
I hope you guys will read this mail. Something happened in my family this afternoon. Just want to share with you guys.
Hope my experience will prompt you guys to be alert and careful as well.
This afternoon, I went out for lunch at 1.30pm. Then I went to salon at 4 something.
Then, I received a call from my mum at 5pm.
She asked "where are you?"
I said "I'm at the salon".
Then she said "I thought you were being KIDNAPPED!"
Something unexpected happened. Someone called my house number after I left the house for about 15 mins (1.45pm). A guy called, then there was a girl crying and shouted "mum, mum, i'm being kidnapped". Then the guy said, "your daughter is being kidnapped, I want RM50000".
My mum really thought I was kidnapped (which I wasn't). Then, my mum told the guy she doesn't have such big amount of money. The guy threatened her that he will do something to me, and many negative words. Somehow my mum negotiated with the guy, saying that she doesn't have enough cash on her hand now. She said she only has RM1000. The guy got angry, scolded..bla n bla.
In the end, my mum said she will pay RM2000. And the guy accepted. The guy told my mum not to call anyone, including my dad. So, my mum wanted to just settle everything herself. But so happen that my dad came home at 2 something. My mum told my dad what happened to me, dad got panic and broke down.
okay cut the long story short.
They went to bank in the money and all. After the guy received the money. The guy told my mum "your daughter will take a cab home, you wait for her to come back". So, my parents waited, they thought how come I'm not back yet. Then, mum called me. That's when she found out I was in salon, and she was conned by the guy.
So guys, pls let your parents know about it. Because there are many cases like these happening now. Behind my hse, 1 girl kena kidnapped and 1 house was robbed as well.
I hope you guys will be more alert when you're out. As well, tell your parents to be calm if they received such calls. Make sure parents can speak to their child 1st, to make sure if the kidnap is real.
GIRLS! PLS don't go back home late. At least ask someone to accompany you back home.
Can you imagine this incident happened in the afternoon, what some more during night time?
Well, a big lesson to learn for my family. Thank God nothing happen to me.
RM2000 gone. But at least I'm safe.
Parents are not angry. They understand that the guy just wanted the money.
Although my parents should have call me, but they were too afraid to call and they really thought I was kidnapped. Dad was afraid if the guy saw my hp that my dad is calling, then the guy will ask for more money. Somehow, God made a way. God bring my dad back home to accompany my mum at least.
This incident really saddens me a lot because my parents were so worried about me for that whole 3 hours. Crying and panicking and kept praying for me. Sigh.
But we believe God will use us to help others as well. Thats why I'm sharing these with you guys. So that you won't be trick by these phone calls. We also believe that God is prompting us to be careful and be alert once again.
Do keep me and my family in prayer. Pray for protection. Hope the guy won't come back to hunt us.
And I'm grateful and thankful to have such amazing parents. Thank God for His blessing upon my family, that we're safe and fine now.