. >> reporter: that's how the kidnapping scam started for hector martinez and carol ann who was with her mother at mount kisko on thursday. >> i was at the hospital all thursday. >> reporter: but the caller said that carol ann had injured his nephew. >> and they said we have your wife and we're drug dealers from the bronx and we have no insurance but we want you to pay for medical expenses. >> reporter: they told him to go to the walmart and wire more than $1,000 to a relative in puerto rico and the scammer said that they already started beating carol ann. >> there was a woman screaming hysterically, hector, hector. your wife, and it's like i'm going to pay. >> reporter: martinez showed us receipted for -- receipts totally $1300. >> i said you have just been kidnapped? and she was like no! we realized it was a scam. >> reporter: the suspect sent taunting texts that same day but what is really terrifying the family now is how the con artists knew carol ann was at the hospital. and it may be a case of social media stalking. >> i posted on facebook that she was okay and surgery went fin

and what's really terrifying the family now is just how those con artists knew carol ann was at this hospital that day. it may be a case of social media stalking. >> i posted on facebook that she was okay. the surgery went fine. >> reporter: that real time facebook update, along with basic research into your name and other social media activity, can turn up a trove of information on the web, like phone numbers, addresses and more, that scammers can use to target you. >> it's easy to find this information out on the >> now i now it's that easy, i am not putting anything on the internet any more. >> reporter: unfortunately, it was a very scary and expensive lesson. in cortlandt, brian coneybeare, cbs2 news. >> elise pinch is here with your -- elise finch is here with your forecast >> today was the better of the two weekend days. we didn't have snow or rain. we had some very cold temperatures to start the day and then plenty of sunshine. let's check in with some of our weather watchers. see what kinds of numbers people are seeing right now. we have temperatures tonight that are signific

. >> reporter: carol ann martinez and her husband hector are shaken by the phone scam they got caught in thursday. >> how they knew all this information. >> reporter: the couple says it started with a call from a mystery man who said carol ann hit his nephew in the perfect -- parking lot. >> my sister was having major back surgery. posted on facebook that she was okay. the surgery went fine. >> reporter: after the post, a con artist called hector's cell phone demanding money to pay for the victim's medical expenses or they would keep beating carol ann who they claimed to kidnap. >> there was a woman screaming hysterically, hector, don't call the police. if you call the police, we're going to hurt her more. >> i was like, i'm going to pay. >> reporter: hector discovered his wife was a safe and the target them. >> you have to be proactive in protecting yourself. facebook is not going to do it for it. instagram is not going to do it for you. >> reporter: most social media users are not aware of how much information they make public everyday. >> if you have your location setting on, they

they already started beating his wife, carol anne. >> there was a woman screaming hysterically, hector, hector, don't hang up the phone or otherwise we'll hurt your wife i was like i'm going to pay. was able to reach his wife who was safe at her mother's bedside at the hospital the whole time. police believe the scammers knew she was there and her husband wouldn't be able to contact her because of her facebook posts. >>> have to be careful. >>> many people see gray hair as an unwelcome sign of aging but showing up on younger and younger heads by choice. >>> alex checks out the new trend that has people asking to color me gray. >> definitely gives you more presence. >> i thought it was really cool and edgey. >> these people are in their 20s and have all died their hair gray. it is a trend that's been embraced by celebrities seen on the run ways and now it is going mainstream. >> isn't just a you'd obsessed society now we're in this time of individualism really being celebrated because of social media. >>> silver locks are having social media moment and dawn davis says it is inspiring fo

to wire more than $1,000 to someone in puerto rico, saying they already started beating his wife carol anne. >> and there was a woman screaming hector, hector, don't hang up the phone or we'll hurt your wife and i was like, i'm going to pay. able to reach his wife who had been safe at her mother's bedside at the hospital the whole time. the scammers knew she was there and wasn't able to contact her because of her facebook post. >>> domestic and sexual violence the eye catching demonstration the walk a mile in her shoes puts participants including men yesterday the campus was filled with people in wedges and pumps and the clacking sounds of high heels on that one mile march. let's get a check on your forecast here is john elliot. >>> i salute you, mary. i don't know how you do it. mary every now and then wears rather high, high heels. i'll tell you what we are strutting our stuff with gray skies over head, we've got rain in the area too cloudy and 47, south wind at 6 numbers around the area, warmer than it was yesterday, still hanging on to the 30s, 36 right there. numbers today, closer to w

. >> carol maloney introduces us to these young athletes and tells us what you can do. >>> we first met ann last year during the skate with players. ov found a friend and a cause to get behind. special needs hockey. his support helped teams like the washington ice dogs hit the road this month to a mecca of hockey, lake placid. >> this is the rink where the miracle on ice occurred. >> biggest upset in sports history happened in this arena right here. >> a victory over a giant. did the impossible. >> this is your time. go out there and take it. >> reporter: they took to the famous ice for opening ceremonies and a weekend of games. each athlete with a unique special need, but each bonded. >> the more you learn about team, you better you can be. >> it's the hardest sport to do anything. when you add on everything else that they have, parallel to the americans on the miracle on ice. it's there. >> at first honestly couldn't find a place where she could play on her terms. so finding a team where she could play, miracle number one. bringing take that team to lake placid is miracle number two. >> s