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Made Popular Jun 16 2009
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Russian crime gangs on the Costa del Sol are injecting kidnap victims with what they claim is an experimental KGB virus to terrify them into paying ransoms.

In the latest case, four Russians told their victim that he would die within 24 hours if he...

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Jan 5 2008 by AP0 Comments

A handkerchief-wearing thief had a videotaped message for his victim: pay a $3,000 ransom, and you can get your video games back.There was just one problem. The burglar forgot to include any instructions for dropping off the cash.”We’re not dealing...

 
 
Jan 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

A handkerchief-wearing thief had a videotaped message for his victim: pay a $3,000 ransom, and you can get your video games back. There was just one problem. The burglar forgot to include any instructions for dropping off the cash.”We’re not dealing...

 
 
Oct 16 2007 by AP0 Comments

A purse-snatcher demanded $185,000 in ransom money for returning his victim’s cell phone, but agreed to settle for $200. When the woman went to retrieve the phone, police accompanied her and made an arrest.Randy-Jay Adolphos Jones, 29, was arrested near..

 
 
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