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Woman scammed into depositing money at machine, Charlottesville VA

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Near W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903

A woman was being scammed into depositing money into a machine under possible remote instruction at a location near West Main Street. A caller tried to stop her but then stopped responding.

Audio|Source: Charlottesville City Police Department
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Transcript:
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Near West Main Street, 70 Jr., caller (name withheld), reporting a scam.
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She is putting money into a machine.
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He believes she is being instructed to do that by somebody.
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The caller went inside to try to stop her from putting more money into the machine,
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and he is no longer responding to the call-taker.

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Location mentioned:
Near W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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