Chinese Student Who Was Victim of Cyber Kidnapping Rescued in Utah
A 17-year-old international student from China who was the victim of a cyber kidnapping was found safe Sunday in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah, authorities said. The young man, identified as Kai Zhuang, disappeared from his host home on Thursday after being told by cybercriminals that his family in his native China was […]
Chinese exchange student found in Utah mountains in suspected ‘cyber kidnapping’
A foreign student who went missing last week has been found, according to local authorities. Student Kai Zhuang was staying with a host family in Riverdale, Utah, at the time of the incident. Riverdale police said they received a report of a kidnapping on Friday. “Officers were contacted by the high school of a missing […]
Chinese exchange student found camping in ‘cyber kidnapping’
A Chinese student was discovered by police at a makeshift campsite in the mountains of Utah as part of an extortion scheme hatched by online criminals. Police called the incident a “cyber kidnapping.” Kai Chuan, 17, was reported missing at his high school after his parents received a ransom note with their son's photo on […]
Missing Chinese exchange student targeted in ‘cyber kidnapping’ scheme: cops
A Chinese student who went missing in Utah last week has been found alive, and authorities believe he was targeted by cyber kidnappers. Kai Chuan, 17, was found Sunday in a tent in the mountains near Brigham City, “alive but very cold and scared.” KSL reported this, citing Riverdale Police.. Riverdale Police Chief Casey Warren […]