Assumed Kidnap Conspiracies That Turned Out To Be Fake
- Victoria Beckham. A member of the Spice Girls and wife of footballer David Beckham was supposedly planned to be kidnapped on 1 November 2002.
- Jorge Ursino, the alleged illegal immigrant transporter from Arizona faked his own kidnapping to collect money by making headlines.
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