About this rating. On 4 August , a Facebook user published a claim that she and her daughter had encountered kidnappers working on behalf of human traffickers in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Hickory, North Carolina:.
My daughter saved my life today! My daughter, Amanda [ He was handing out gift bags of make up samples. As we walked by, he came up to us and said, "Just in time! You could see the fear in Mandy's face while I had no clue what was going on other than a persistent salesman trying to make some sort of deal.
Mandy read about men going around giving out free samples of different things to women only and then after they accept them, they are kidnapped and then sold into the sex slave trade. Apparently, women all over North Carolina have fallen victim to this scam. She repeatedly refused him while I was dazed and confused as to what was going on. She finally demanded that I get in the car, then explained everything.
If I had been alone, I would be on my way to God knows where right now. If this happens to any of you ladies, RUN! Go back in the store and tell somebody! And don't go to WalMart or any other store alone if you don't have to!
Thank you, Jesus for giving me a daughter that's smarter than I am and for watching out for both of us. A few of you have shared this post and I want to say thank you so much! You could be saving a life! The claim bore many similarities to a rash of similar rumors shared by social media users that summer. In May , a separate Facebook user claimed she was scouted in a similar fashion at an Oklahoma Hobby Lobby store; in June, Twitter was awash in warnings of sex slavery rings targeting college kids via summer job interviews ; later that month the theme park abduction urban legend recirculated; and simultaneously, a terrifying tale of purported drug-dispensing teenaged assailants in the bathroom of a Denton, Texas, Dillards department store made the same rounds.
