Woman duped in fraud call pretending to be officer, Omaha NE


A woman received a call from someone pretending to be a police sergeant. The caller told her about a bond amount for her incarcerated husband and asked her to pay using a money pack card. She paid the amount over the phone, which was a fraud scam.
Audio|Source: Douglas County Sheriff
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Transcript:
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To there, I'm having to start towards this near north-fifty third street fraud call.
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See (name withheld).
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She called in.
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She said her husband was incarcerated to OCC, and she got a call from someone claiming to be a sergeant, or the bond amount, and a purchase of money pack, and she paid it over the phone.
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I also said that her husband was going to be transferred to D.C.
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Location mentioned:
Near N 53rd St, Omaha, NE 68152
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