Fake kidnapping

Fake Kidnapping stands for the type of kidnapping that has been staged by the victim.^[1][2]

Notable incidents

• Somália aka Paulo Rogério Reis Silva (born 1984) - On January 7, 2011, Silva claimed he had been kidnapped at gunpoint before being robbed of money and jewelry.^[3] It, however, appears from CCTV footage that he was simply late for training, and fabricated the story in order to circumvent the clubs 40% wage drop due to tardiness.^[4][5] Silva was charged with filing a false police report, and on January 19, 2011, he agreed to a deal offered by prosecutors to donate R$22,000 (about US$ 13,000) to the victims of recent floods in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in order to avoid a possible prison sentence and criminal record.^[6]
• Dar Heatherington (born 1963) - Politician, who claimed to have been abducted in Montana.^[7]
• Joanna Grenside - an aerobics teacher from Harpenden, England, had staged her disappearance to avoid Christmas.^[8]

References

1. "Four arrested in fake kidnapping scheme | 7online.com". Abclocal.go.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
2. Star-Ledger File Photo. "Rutherford man pleads guilty to reporting fake kidnapping story". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
3. Gustavo Rotstein (January 7, 2011). "Somália sofre sequestro-relâmpago e não vai à reapresentação do Botafogo". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 8, 2011.
4. Thamine Leta (January 7, 2011). "Jogador Somália forjou sequestro-relâmpago, diz polícia do Rio". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 8, 2011.
5. "Brazil police say footballer Somalia 'faked' his kidnap". BBC News. January 7, 2011.
6. "Somália entra em acordo e precisará fazer doações no valor de R$ 22 mil". Esporte UOL (in Portuguese). January 19, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
7. The Skeptical Inquirer, Volumes 29-30, Page 8, 2005.
8. Ian Mackinnon (1993-04-08). "Woman faked abduction: Court leniency for bulimia sufferer who cost police 20,000 pounds - UK - News". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-04-12.