Resident reports multiple bank card frauds and scam texts, Hastings MI


A resident near Lower Lake Road reported fraud involving their bank card. They faced multiple unauthorized purchases and received a scam text about a $1,000 iPhone purchase. Contact was made with Verizon, but communication was difficult due to language barriers.
Audio|Source: Barry County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
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Transcript:
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822. You got the fraud complaint.
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Go ahead.
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Near Lower Lake Road. Make contact with (name withheld) reference of fraud.
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Then he got a text that he bought a new $1,000 iPhone, apparently called Verizon,
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and the lady at Verizon did not speak very good English.
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He had his bank card numbers compromised due to fraudulent purchases three times recently,
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like contact.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lower Lake Rd, Hastings, MI 49058
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