I was really, really hoping that this story was going to go like this:
"In America, a stranger approached an eight year old boy and asked him to come with him.
The stranger told him that something had happened and his mom had sent him to pick him up. The boy went with the man, who brought him to the hospital to see his mother who'd been in a car accident.
Not all strangers are going to rape your eight year old."

They also spelled heroes wrong. Good game.
If you really want to verify the relationship with a stranger who does something like this, ask them your parents name. Ask them how they know your parents. Be smart about it, c'mon.