Seller flees with cash after phone sale at Oasis Fitness, Newark CA
FraudA man arranged to buy a phone at Oasis Fitness via Facebook Marketplace and paid $900 in cash. After paying, the seller ran to a silver car and drove away. The buyer questioned whether the phone was real but could not stop the seller, who left the scene.
Audio|Source: Newark Police Department
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Transcript:
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If you respond to Oasis Fitness near Newark Blvd,
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if you could make contact with (name withheld), he advised that he met there to purchase a phone over the Facebook marketplace.
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The responsible gave him $900 cash and then started to sprint to his car when the reporter
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questioned if the phone was real or not.
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Rep.
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He attempted to chase after him, but the responsible left in a silver,
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four-door vehicle with a plate of (number withheld).
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The responsible described as a DNA.
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With long braids,
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running the arrow of the vehicle out comes back to Elastic Grant, first of Javan,
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with 29 franc out of Contra Costa County for obtaining money via false pretenses.
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Location mentioned:
Near Newark Blvd, Newark, CA 94560
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