JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Police Department helped thwart a potential scam Tuesday afternoon.

According to Lt. Nick Hardy, Stutsman County Dispatch received a call just after 1 PM about a possible kidnapping at the Jamestown Walmart.

“The male, who was calling from Bismarck, reported his daughter had just been kidnapped and he was on the phone with the abductor,” Lt. Hardy reports. “The complainant could hear a female screaming in the background and the abductor was requesting money to get his daughter back.”

After investigating, with assistance from the Bismarck Police Department, it was determined the call was a scam to extort money.

“The complainant’s daughter was contacted was determined to be okay and was not the female on the phone screaming,” Lt. Hardy stated. “The complainant had a medical emergency and had to be taken to the hospital because of the incident.”

If you receive a call like this, you’re asked to report it to your local law enforcement.