Fraudulent Offers To Locate Missing Persons scam preys on people whose loved ones have disappeared. Postal Inspectors investigated a promoter who was running a “recovery bureau” which attempted to collect $20,000 based on fraudulent claims that it knew the whereabouts of a California man’s missing former wife and children. The man became suspicious when the contact he was sent to see in Michigan demanded a $20k payment before he would provide any information about the missing ex-wife and children.”]
Source: https://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Crimes/Telemarketing/Inbound/MinorIn/HowTo/missing-persons.htm