Elderly woman targeted in car accident scam call, Falmouth ME
FraudAn elderly woman received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer. He told her that her daughter was in a car accident and would go to jail unless she paid $1,000. The caller put someone on the line who the woman believed was her daughter, causing her distress. Police confirmed no accident had occurred at her address.
Audio|Source: Cumberland County Public Safety
02:28
Transcript:
00:00
The South Side Welfare Check on near Falmouth Rd, do you want me to hold it for the night shift?
00:05
Negative.
00:07
There we got.
00:08
Anyone?
00:12
Good.
00:14
Was the area one officer tonight?
00:17
We had an elderly caller advised that somebody had called her and said that her daughter was in a car accident.
00:24
The male said he was a police officer but didn't say where he worked.
00:27
And they put what she thought was her daughter on the line. She was crying.
00:31
She's looking for you to check the address and see if she's there.
00:35
42-8 following him.
00:41
Check the phone with word address.
00:45
Affirmative that is her address. I looked up in house.
00:48
I ran her. She's out negative.
00:51
The three of us on right now what you have.
00:54
42.
00:56
I copy that.
00:59
Phone number for the daughter?
01:02
That no BI crash.
01:04
Copy.
01:05
Call her back and ask.
01:07
I believe we do have one in-house as well.
01:14
Winam A-22, Fireland.
01:17
A-22, Buds.
01:20
22 is in quarters of service.
01:23
Copy in quarters and service, 1539.
01:30
40 to the scriber 1028.
01:34
Good.
01:37
429 X-ray John.
01:39
429 X-ray John. It's been like a Dodge Journey or Dart, something like that.
01:50
On a black dog's journey to Santana Garccia, I'morn at 91,
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other poland,
01:58
valid negative.
02:03
104. We have any 69. That's to do with that.
02:08
Can anyone I'm toilet?
02:12
Good.
02:13
Nothing I can see right now is a little research. There is a protection order.
02:18
That's Santana's such as an email.
02:20
The protective party that's single is a code up, born in 91.
02:23
$1,000 to avoid her daughter being put in jail.
02:27
The box alarm.
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Location mentioned:
Falmouth Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105
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