Scam call demands ransom for alleged family hostage, Cincinnati OH
Family OffenseA scam call claimed a family member was held hostage and demanded ransom. The caller spoofed phone numbers and convinced the wife to pay $2,000 for the daughter's release. Police are working to verify the daughter's safety.
Audio|Source: Cincinnati Police
03:13
Transcript:
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spoofing phone numbers, demanding money that they're holding a family member hostage.
00:04
I'm trying to figure out why the Kroger address is relevant.
00:08
Copy or I'll be a customer service.
00:10
Copy. 22.20.
00:12
20. Go ahead. This is another one of those daughters being held hostage for ransom.
00:17
Somebody's on the phone demanding money.
00:20
I don't know if it's the wife.
00:21
Still trying to get further information as to why exactly Congress is involved, but they gave the address of near Marburg Ave.
00:28
Copy that. This sounds familiar to something that happened earlier this week.
00:32
Copy.
00:33
Give me advice on that.
00:34
Just try and make contact with the plaintiff and the alleged fixture.
00:41
Copy. Catch me to that house.
00:43
Copy. 29 and you can write both the unit cells in detail.
00:47
990I copy. Fars are squeezing between the fire truck and the light there.
00:53
But yeah the vehicle fires out.
00:54
It is at the light right at the exit ramp.
00:56
The Croger, the wife is going to be in a Black Ford expedition.
00:59
They're going to have a tag of John David Frank 5-6-7-6.
01:03
Our Complain is going to follow her in a gray-ridian pickup truck.
01:07
I guess maybe this is some type of family trouble.
01:10
So on top of coffee.
01:11
So far it's been with the huge one here.
01:13
I've got to flag me down. Got it. The time.
01:15
44, it equals G-OA.
01:16
It's an Olivia Tranfioio, Data birth (number withheld), 19 years old.
01:23
Apparently, the wife paid this unknown person $2,000 for the daughter.
01:29
Do we know what the daughter is?
01:31
A callback. I'm pretty sure this is the same thing we've been having all month where they're spoofing somebody's phone number and then getting money via Venmo and obviously the subject's probably okay.
01:41
I'll see if we can get the daughter's phone number.
01:43
Okay, for them, let's just check on the daughter.
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Location mentioned:
Near Marburg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209
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