▁case . ▁Sh annon ▁Matt he ws : ▁a ▁nine - year - old ▁English ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁D ew s bury , ▁West ▁York shire ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁found ▁alive ▁and ▁well ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁it ▁turned ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁" k id n apping " ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁sc am ▁by ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁an ▁uncle ▁of ▁the ▁mother ' s ▁boy friend ▁to ▁fra ud ul ently ▁claim ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁her ▁return . ▁Som ál ia , ▁Brazil ian ▁footballer ▁who ▁f als ely ▁claimed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁kid n apped . ▁It ▁was ▁proved ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁running ▁late ▁for ▁a ▁training ▁session ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁ 4 0 % ▁w age ▁cut ▁for ▁tard iness . ▁ ▁Sus pected ▁kid n app ings ▁ ▁Helen ▁Bra ch , ▁million aire ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁c andy ▁company ; ▁an ▁inform ant ▁claimed ▁she ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁May o ▁C lin ic , ▁then ▁murder ed ; ▁her ▁remains ▁have ▁never ▁been ▁located . ▁ ▁Hass ani ▁Campbell , ▁ 5 - year - old ▁boy ▁with ▁c ere br al ▁p als y , ▁went ▁missing ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Hass ani ' s ▁fost er ▁father , ▁Louis ▁Ross