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Possible fraud near Roscoe and DamenChicago IL

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W Roscoe St & N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

According to the dispatch call, officers received a report of a possible scam near Roscoe and Damen. A person in a green and black hoodie was allegedly asking others for card payments related to a funeral. The individual reportedly headed west on Roscoe.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 02
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00:15
Transcript:
00:00
Afternoon, I'm gonna drop a suspicious person on your box.
00:02
It came in near Roscoe and Damen.
00:04
A male wearing a green and black hoodie was reportedly approaching people about a funeral and asking them to tap their cards.
00:11
He was last seen walking westbound on Roscoe.
00:14
Nothing further on that.

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Location mentioned:
W Roscoe St & N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

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