The scammers offer to "register" children for the AMBER Alert system, ask for confidential information and try to meet at victims' homes, officials said.

Nevaeh Holden, 14 years old, was last seen on 97th Street and Flower Street earlier Wednesday at around 12:30 p.m., police said.

Authorities in SC issued an Amber Alert Friday morning after a young child was allegedly abducted. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division sent out the alert at 5:48 Friday morning and noted that a 1-year-old girl named Dylan Saige Cooper was missing. Authorities allege that Cooper was abducted by Macie Eaddy, 32.

Earlier this week, the California Highway Patrol sent an Amber Alert push notification to phones in the Los Angeles area about a 14-year-old girl that authorities believed had been abducted. But instead of conveying vital information that could help locate the victim within the notification itself,

The California Highway Patrol canceled an Amber Alert Wednesday evening that was issued for a 14-year-old girl who was abducted in Inglewood. The CHP said Nevaeh Holden was last seen near the intersection of 97th Street and Flower Street.

An amber alert has been issued for a missing baby girl who was abducted out of the Florence area on January 2. Dylan Saige Cooper, 1, was abducted by Macie Eaddy, 32, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

A winter storm watch has been issued for Greater Cincinnati as a potentially harsh system is forecast to make its way into the area on Sunday. The new year is here, and that generally means colder temperatures — even in Jacksonville.