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Had. it's very possible it was. but we also don't know yet if he -- if she knew that he was coming to california. >> reporter: this was a case of catfishing, and much more according to police, where the suspect impersonated another individual for the purpose of exploitation. >> this type of victimization takes place across every platform, social media, messaging apps, gaming platforms, et cetera. >> reporter: police and the victims' families are urging parents to talk to their children and to monitor them. >> please, please know your child's online activity. ask questions about what they're do...

We don't know if she knew that he was coming to california. >> reporter: this was a case of cat fishing and much more according to police where the suspect impersonated another individual for the purpose of exploitation. >> this type of victimization takes place across social media, messaging apps, gaming platforms, et cetera. >> reporter: police are urging parents to talk to their children and to monitor them. >> please, please know your child's online activity. ask questions about what they are doing and whom they are talking to. >> i work directly with the center for missing and exploited c...

Purpose of exploitation. >> this type of victimization takes its place across every platform. social media messaging apps. gaming platforms, et cetera. >> police and the victims families are urging parents to talk to their children and to monitor them,. >> please know that your child online activity. ask questions about what they are doing and whom they are talking to. >> i work directly with the national center for missing and exploited children, and in 2021, they received over 22 million reports from service providers in the community for this sort of thing. >> what is your message to parent...

>> we don't know if this was the first physical encounter. it's possible it was. we also don't know if she knew that he was coming to california. >> this was a case of catfishing and much more according to police where the suspect impersonated another individual for the purpose of exploitation. >> this type of victimization takes place across every platform, social media, messaging apps, gaming platforms, et cetera. >> reporter: police and the victim's families are urging parents to talk to their children and monitor them. >> please, please know your child's online activity. ask questions abou...

Virginia crossed the world with the idea to kidnap her and kill devastate our family. >> police aren't sure if she was kidnapped or coerced. >> we don't know if this was the first fuirst contact they had had. >> reporter: this was a case of cat fishing. >> the type of victimization takes place across every platform, social media, messaging apps, gaming florms,ets. >> police and the victim, bees node and whom they are talking to. >> i work directly with the national center for missing and