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title: "Kidnapping Scam Simulator"
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author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team"
published: 2026-10-10
modified: 2026-10-10
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# Kidnapping Scam Simulator

# Kidnapping Scam Simulator

Virtual and romance kidnapping scams · A SCARS Institute text adventure

## Please Read Before You Begin

This is a text adventure about kidnapping scams, in which criminals claim to be holding someone you love and demand money for their release. Each scene tells you what is happening, and you choose what to do from a list of answers. There is nothing to type and no time limit.

**This simulator contains intense and distressing material.** It includes:

- Phone calls and messages with screaming, crying, and threats of harm against a loved one and against your family.
- Sustained fear, pressure, and demands for money.
- A claim, in some paths, that the person being held was killed.

Nothing is described graphically, and no one in this story is ever actually harmed. The person who is "taken" is always an adult, and every path ends with the truth. Still, the fear these scams create is real, and parts of this story will feel very real.

**For survivors, and anyone who has lost a loved one.** If you have lived through a kidnapping scam, a real kidnapping, violence, or the death of someone close to you, this simulator is likely to bring up painful memories and feelings. Consider playing it with a trusted person beside you, or with your counselor, rather than alone. You are free to skip it entirely.

A **Take a Break** button stays at the top of every scene. Use it any time to pause, steady yourself, or end the simulator. Nothing is lost by stepping away. This simulator saves nothing and sends nothing, and the money in it is make-believe.

If you are in crisis right now, or have thoughts of ending your life, please do not play. In the United States, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or call your local emergency number.

I understand what this simulator contains, and I want to continue.

## Choose a Story

Tip: on a keyboard, press the number beside an answer to choose it.

Pause here. Nothing is lost.

This story is only a simulation. No one you love is in danger, and you are safe where you are right now.

Try this for a minute: press your feet into the floor and notice the ground holding you. Look around and name five things you see. Breathe in slowly, then breathe out even more slowly, three times.

When you feel steady, return to the story or end it here. Both are good choices.

If you are in crisis, call or text 988 in the United States, or call your local emergency number.

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