Police investigate possible fraud scam in Bessemer, Bessemer AL
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FraudAs discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported that their mother received scam phone calls claiming she had warrants and instructing her to withdraw money. The caller could no longer contact her. Officers coordinated with Bessemer Police Department to conduct a welfare check near Eastern Valley Drugs in Bessemer.
Audio|Heard on: Shelby AL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:7
Transcript:
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The (name withheld) told the caller earlier that someone possibly scammed her, kept calling her saying she had warrants and asked her to take money out of the safe, and now the caller is unable to contact her.
00:15
Doesn't know where she went.
00:18
I copy. If we get an address of her Bessemer location,
00:24
can we get Bessemer PD to go and check her out?
00:31
Then I'll be right.
00:34
(number withheld).
00:37
(number withheld) dispatch.
00:39
Hey, (number withheld).
00:41
You show me the area.
00:43
There's no ABC in the area at the moment.
00:47
(number withheld).
00:49
Dispatch, speak to (number withheld).
00:52
The address the (name withheld) is showing to be at is Eastern Valley Drugs.
00:56
Jefferson County coverage there.
00:58
They got all the information and are about to be en route to do a welfare check and look for her at that location.
01:06
And we'll let us back.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Eastern Valley Rd, Bessemer, AL 35020
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