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Customer reports $15,000 phone activation scam at store 

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Near W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
A customer at a Cricket Store reports losing $15,000 after paying to activate a phone that was never activated. They now want a refund.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
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Transcript:
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remote. I have a vehicle just trying it here.
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It's not able to move.
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Yeah, what kind of car is it?
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That's for the infinity.
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Infinity, okay.
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25, 35.
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35.
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25.
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25. 35.
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15, 233.
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15.
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If you set the practice in progress at the Cricket Store, 40, 15, Armitage, 40, 15,000, $1.5.5.
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Daughter paid to activate the phone.
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They never activate the phone.
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They want to return the money now.
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Chris and 4.
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Next year name.
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1623.
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Austin, 23.
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Austin, 23.

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