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Astoria, OR

Caller reports scam selling projector screens in parking lot 

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Astoria, OR 97103
A caller reported a suspected scam where people were selling projector screens in the Costco parking lot and is now following the suspects in his car.
Audio|Source: Clatsop County Public Safety
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Transcript:
I copy all email into you. On there? Okay. 12 from Defetch. Okay. For season 911 call from (name withheld). He was at Costco in the parking lot. and there were some people selling projector screens, and he claims that it's a scam, and they're scamming people out of thousands of dollars. I advised him of the proper use of 911, and when I told him that, he said he was going to go take care of the guys himself, and now he's following them in his vehicle. They're going to be in a black Chevy Tahoe. He's in a blue Ford F-150 driving towards Walmart from Costco.

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