Phone scam threats traced to empty lot in upland, Upland IN
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FraudAccording to the dispatch call, a phone scam involved ransom messages threatening execution if money is not sent. The originating number traces to Florida, and the claimed address is an empty lot on Railroad Street in Upland.
Audio|Heard on: Wabash, Huntington, Miami and Grant Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Somebody got a hold of CP's phone number and is sending him some, they said more they look at it, kind of looks like it's a fake, but it looks like people being executed and telling them that...
00:13
If they don't basically send money and square up on things, if this is what happened,
00:18
they'll send a hitman.
00:20
The phone number that they said they call from is someplace out of Florida is where it returns to either clear call, just a scan, try to block it.
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Don't be sending any money.
00:29
They do not live in our county.
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I did go look at that address that they provided.
00:33
It supposedly was sent to them.
00:34
It's just an empty lot on railroad street.
00:37
There's no longer our house that stands there.
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Location mentioned:
Railroad St, Upland, IN 46989
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