PEEKSKILL, NY --- The Peekskill Central School District is warning families about a disturbing high-tech scheme to convince victims that their loved ones have been kidnapped.

At least two families in the district have received these terrify…

In a letter to families on Wednesday, Jan. 8, Peekskill City School District Superintendent David Mauricio said two households received "Virtual Kidnapping Extortion Calls," a sophisticated scam where perpetrators falsely claim to have kidn…

WESTCHESTER COUNTY (WABC) -- There's a frightening and chilling new scam out there that targets parents and their kids.

It is showing up in the Peekskill School District in Westchester County.

Evildoers are claiming they've kidnapped childr…

A warning has been issued about a virtual kidnapping scam that is targeting parents in the Peekskill City School District.

The scam involves strangers calling parents, claiming to have kidnapped their loved ones, and demanding a ransom be p…

The Peekskill Central School District in New York is warning families of a disturbing new scam in which criminals use generative artificial intelligence to mimic children's voices in an attempt to extort money from unsuspecting parents.

In …

The Peekskill Central School District in New York is warning families of a disturbing new scam in which criminals use generative artificial intelligence to mimic children’s voices in an attempt to extort money from unsuspecting parents.

In …

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A school district in New York has issued a warning about a new scam using artificial intelligence to imitate the voice of family members over the phone.

On Jan. 8, The Peekskill Central School District in northern Wes…