Police: Husband, wife, victims of abduction scam

HUDSON, N.H. (AP) — Police say a husband and wife in New Hampshire were scammed into believing that the other had been kidnapped and were in imminent danger if demands for a ransom weren’t met.

Police in Hudson responded to a Wal-Mart early Thursday for a report that a woman was kidnapped. They learned Merrimack police were dealing with the same the incident involving the same people.

Police say the husband and wife wired money to pay a ransom for the other one. At no time were they in danger.

Police said the money was withdrawn in Puerto Rico, and a cellphone ping of the suspect also came back to Puerto Rico.

Police said the scam has been occurring for the last few years throughout the country.