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Facebook marketplace scam leads to $300 loss, Columbus OH
FraudA caller was scammed out of $300 in a Facebook Marketplace transaction near Summit Street and East 11th Avenue. The suspect is described as a tall Black male wearing a tan and pink sweatshirt, accompanied by a female and armed with a gun. The incident happened near North 4th Street, close to a Marathon station.
Audio|Heard on: Columbus Police Zone 4 Far Northwest
Listen to dispatch call
01:10
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to be out of a Facebook marketplace deal gone wrong, so they got $300 from the caller.
00:08
Suspect's going to be a male black tall with a white tan sweatshirt and some pink on it had a female with him.
00:17
That's 94, was there a weapon or...?
00:19
A-firm, he had a 33[1].
00:23
Caller's supposed to be at the Marathon near Summit Street and East 11th Avenue.
00:31
There's no direction of travel or if they were in a vehicle or not.
00:39
He gave near North 4th Street, happened in front of that address.
00:50
Okay,
00:51
I'm right here at the Marathon, Summit Street and East 11th Avenue on the 4A, so claim me one victor for now and that you put me on it.
00:57
Okay.
01:03
That's 94 to 94 as we advise the location where he did happen is just north of the Tindon on the west side there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
33: Emergency radio traffic only; restricts non-essential communication due to a critical or dangerous situation.
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Location mentioned:
Summit St & E 11th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
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