Man tries to scam residents by asking to scan phone, Scituate RI
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FraudAccording to the dispatch call, a man was reported going door to door near Franklin Road claiming to have packages. He asked residents to scan his cell phone, then left without delivering any packages. Residents suspected he was trying to scam them.
Audio|Heard on: Providence RI Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
State police just called me.
00:01
They got a call on the area of Franklin Road.
00:08
Male going door to door,
00:11
saying he is trying to scam them.
00:13
No other information.
00:16
I can't run the plate.
00:17
Code one.
00:21
Time 4.
00:24
They supposedly got numerous calls about this party and all the callers think he is trying to scam them.
00:29
Unfortunately, I don't have any other information.
00:34
Copy, just to confirm that male party is saying he is going to scam them or the actual calling parties believe he is going to scam them.
00:46
The calling parties think that he's possibly trying to scam them.
00:50
All right, tempo.
00:53
I'm in room.
00:56
14 O' back.
01:01
Control to 13 and 14.
01:03
State police call again.
01:04
I guess the party is going door to door saying he has packages for them.
01:09
He's asking them to scan his cell phone and leaving and not returning with packages.
01:14
So he is trying to scam them.
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Code one.
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Location mentioned:
Franklin Rd, Scituate, RI 02825
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