Diary - Recently, I've read an article about cyber kidnaping

[Maybo]

Recently, I've read an article about cyber kidnaping which is about a boy who was tricked into isolating himself to a remote area. It reminds me that I've been receiving fraud calls in which scammers pretended to be my relatives by saying, "Hey, do you remember me? I'm your cousin!" When I asked what his name was. He said, "You didn't remember me? Your cousin!". As the online shopping has become popular, I've also received some fake audio recordings asking me to pay a large amount of money to redeem my package. I hope these people will be arrested as soon as possible.

 

[Tarheel]

I suggest:

I recently read an article about cyber kidnapping.

What do you mean by "isolating himself to a remote area"?

 

[Maybo]

I suggest:

I recently read an article about cyber kidnapping.

What do you mean by "isolating himself to a remote area"?

He set up a tent in a remote area and stayed there.

 

[emsr2d2]

Recently, I've I read an article about cyber-kidnapping, which is about a boy who was tricked into isolating himself to in a remote area. It reminded me that I've been receiving fraudulent calls in which scammers pretended to be my relatives by saying, "Hey, do you remember me? I'm your cousin!" When I asked ask what his name is, he said says, "You didn't remember me? Your cousin!". As the online shopping has become more popular, I've also received some fake audio recordings asking me to pay a large amount of money to redeem my package. I hope these people will be arrested as soon as possible.

 

[Maybo]

Do I need to use the present tense for "pretended"?

Is "by" optional? Can I omit it? (by saying)

 

[emsr2d2]

Do I need to use the present tense for "pretended"?

Sorry. I missed that. Yes, it should be "pretend".

Is "by" optional in "by saying"? Can I omit it? (by saying)

If you remove "by", you need a comma before "saying".

 

[Tarheel]

I was going to say those callers pretend to be related to you, but I read post #6, and I didn't do that.