Fake kidnapping

Fake kidnapping is kidnapping that has been staged by the victim.[1][2]

Notable incidents

  • Brazilian soccer player Somália - on January 7, 2011, Somália claimed he had been kidnapped at gunpoint before being robbed.[3] CCTV footage later proved that he was simply late for training, and fabricated the story in order to circumvent the club's 40% wage drop in case of tardiness.[4][5] Somália was charged with filing a false police report, and on January 19, 2011, agreed to a deal offered by prosecutors to donate R$22,000 (approximately US$ 13,000) to the victims of recent floods in Rio de Janeiro, in order to avoid a possible prison sentence and criminal record.[6]
  • Dar Heatherington (born 1963) - Politician, who claimed to have been abducted in Montana.[7]
  • Joanna Grenside - an aerobics teacher from Harpenden, England, had staged her disappearance to avoid Christmas.[8]
  • Fairlie Arrow - A singer, claimed abduction in Queensland in 1991. Joanna Grenside was working in Queensland at the time, leading to the possibility that it inspired her own event later.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Four arrested in fake kidnapping scheme | 7online.com". Abclocal.go.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  2. ↑ Star-Ledger File Photo. "Rutherford man pleads guilty to reporting fake kidnapping story". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  3. ↑ Gustavo Rotstein (January 7, 2011). "Somália sofre sequestro-relâmpago e não vai à reapresentação do Botafogo". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ Thamine Leta (January 7, 2011). "Jogador Somália forjou sequestro-relâmpago, diz polícia do Rio". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Brazil police say footballer Somalia 'faked' his kidnap". BBC News. January 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Somália entra em acordo e precisará fazer doações no valor de R$ 22 mil". Esporte UOL (in Portuguese). January 19, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ The Skeptical Inquirer, Volumes 29-30, Page 8, 2005.
  8. ↑ Ian Mackinnon (1993-04-08). "Woman faked abduction: Court leniency for bulimia sufferer who cost police 20,000 pounds - UK - News". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  9. ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/special-features/in-depth/crime-read-singers-chilling-kidnapping-not-as-it-seemed/news-story/add5e743d7c90c4b6db05d402a2dbecd
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