Fraud alert in Traverse City: fake officer texts prompt concern, Traverse City MI
FraudA man in Traverse City received a text from someone posing as an officer, urging him to visit the Law Enforcement Center for PPO paperwork. Officers investigated and flagged the message as possibly fraudulent.
Audio|Source: Traverse City and Grand Traverse County District 7 MSP Digital Fire / Police
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Transcript:
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For any city unit, Sondry, who is speaking with, there's a (name withheld) at the LEC State.
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Somebody told them to go there.
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Is that not familiar to anybody?
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Central G25.
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C-25. C-2-5.
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I think he was a suspect in a BV a while ago.
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I got arrested.
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What did he say he needs?
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Said that there was an officer who was texting and telling him that he needed to come to the LEC for some sort of PPO[1] paperwork.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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PPO: Personal Protection Order
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Traverse City, MI
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