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Man impersonates officer to scam bitcoin at courthouse, Springfield MO

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Near South Ave, Springfield, MO 65806

A caller was scammed by a man impersonating law enforcement. The man, who had a gun and handcuffs, told the caller she had a warrant and needed to bring Bitcoin to the courthouse parking lot. The caller brought about $1,300 in Bitcoin and met the man near Main and High streets at the courthouse parking lot.

Audio|Source: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Mail is having people meet him in the courthouse parking lot saying that they have warrants and they need to bring Bitcoin to the courthouse.
00:08
Dispatch to 2.24.
00:11
Caller arrived on scene and the male was wearing a blue dress shirt, tan pants, had a gun and a holster and handcuts on his person. Well, I take that one.
00:20
What is your location?
00:23
If I show Springfield Tower 11 in route, we're going.
00:27
Took the Bitcoin from the caller, and the caller left around 1,300.
00:30
2.24.
00:33
Clear Tower 11, showing you en route to Mercy Health Tracks, 4331, South Fremont, Room 8 on Ops 4.
00:41
224. 2.2. He's showing 40-100 block in North Clay.
00:49
618, can you repeat that traffic?
00:52
You said that's where you're showing?
00:56
Affirmative, I had a female go to the courthouse today.
01:00
Engine 6, Cox is advising to have about a three-minute each year.
01:04
A male called her and told her that she had a warrant and needed to bring Bitcoin to the courthouse parking lot to stay out of jail.
01:11
Vision 6, copy.
01:14
I apologize.
01:15
It's changed. It's main and high.
01:17
Intersection of Maine and High.
01:19
Caller met there with a white male wearing a blue dress shirt, tan, pants. He had a gun in a holster and hands on his person.

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Near South Ave, Springfield, MO 65806

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