Customer reports $15,000 phone activation scam at store


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:
00:00remote. I have a vehicle just trying it here.00:02It's not able to move.00:05Yeah, what kind of car is it?00:08That's for the infinity.00:12Infinity, okay.00:1625, 35.00:1835.00:1925.00:2025. 35.00:2115, 233.00:2715.00:28If you set the practice in progress at the Cricket Store, 40, 15, Armitage, 40, 15,000, $1.5.5.00:32Daughter paid to activate the phone.00:35They never activate the phone.00:36They want to return the money now.00:40Chris and 4.00:43Next year name.00:441623.00:45Austin, 23.00:48Austin, 23.
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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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Location mentioned:
Near W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
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