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Phone scam reported involving false arrest claim, Westerville OH

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Westerville, OH

A woman reported receiving a scam phone call falsely claiming her daughter had been arrested and asking for money. She asked to speak with an officer.

Audio|Heard on: Westerville Police, Fire and EMS
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00:13
Transcript:
00:00
1050A. Again, a return PS for the address, near Stornnington Road.
00:05
Caller, (name withheld).
00:07
(name withheld) would like to speak to an officer about a phone call scam she received about money requested for her daughter who was falsely claimed to have been arrested.

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Westerville, OH

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