Police check on woman after threatening scam call, Georgetown MA
FraudPolice responded to Four Sawmill Way for a well-being check after a man received a threatening ransom scam call using his wife's phone. The caller demanded money and claimed harm to the wife. Officers found the wife's car missing, a dog barking inside the home, but could not reach her by phone or at the door.
Audio|Source: Georgetown Police and Fire, Groveland Fire, Haverhill Fire
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Transcript:
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Control to patrols. Four Sawmill Way for a well-being check.
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An 911 caller from the husband, he got a possible scam call from his wife's phone.
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It sounded like a,
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like a ransom scam.
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He heard yelling and screaming in the background.
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Again, believe it to be a scam, but he's just looking for well-being check on her. He can't get a hold of her. Four Sawmill Way.
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Good.
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Take you all to patrols.
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Go for 208 and 204 on Null Street.
00:41
Just to clarify, a third-party call from the husband, he's at work in Lynn, got a call from his wife's cell phone, but it was a man on the phone who said he was high on meth and that he needed the RP to wire transfer to some money or that he would kill his wife, and then he said that the wife was dead.
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Again, I've heard of this far as a scam spoofing, but he's pretty shooken up and looking to make contact with the wife.
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Good of the wife's first name.
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First is Lisa.
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Very good.
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221-208 on the side that way?
01:23
No, it should be all sides.
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I'll advise.
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204 controls.
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Try to reach out to his wife.
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Control, we're out for sawmill. I don't see a car in the driveway, maybe she's out.
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Basically, you say she's got as a white jeep wagon here.
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Okay,
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we're out.
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Border control. Is he tried to reach his wife?
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He has tried. I do have the cell phone. I'm going to give it a call as well.
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To 08 control.
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Control. Control.
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All right, car's not here.
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That doesn't look like she's home dog barking inside.
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Okay.
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Control that toy.
02:50
Good.
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I've tried three times the phone just closed up voicemail.
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Okay,
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no answer at the door.
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I would assume she's out.
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Definitely sounds like a fan.
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Location mentioned:
Sawmill Way, Georgetown, MA 01833
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