What began as a so-called kidnapping of an 18-year-old teenager turned out to be an elaborate operation by scammers.<br /><br />Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the police received a police report on Oct 3 from a woman who claimed that her son was kidnapped, with the kidnappers demanding a RM300,000 ransom.<br /><br />Police managed to track down the victim at a homestay Shah Alam on Oct 5 and found no element of kidnapping. <br /><br />Read more at http://rb.gy/5mcxu <br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline