Person reports scam over misdelivered cell phone payment, Austin MN


A person reports being scammed in a situation where a cell phone was sent to a wrong address. They were told to ship the phone to the correct owner using a provided shipping label but have been paying for the phone since December and want to report the scam.
Audio|Source: Austin Combined (Law / Fire / EMS)
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Transcript:
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100 units. I have a fraud slash scam in the LAC lobby.
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RP was supposedly sent a cell phone from Verizon.
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He was told that it was sent to the wrong address and to ship it off to the correct owner. He's provided a shipping label. However,
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he is in paying for the cell phone since December, so he wants to make a report.
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Location mentioned:
Near 18th Ave NW, Austin, MN 55912
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