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Martinsburg, WV

Woman loses $500 to gift card scam after fake PayPal email 

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Near W Martin St, Martinsburg, WV 25401
Audio|Source: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
01:15

Transcript:
Berkeley, Paramedic 491 arrived at Winchester Medical Center, out of county, out of service. Copy 491, arrived at Winchester Medical, out of county, out of service, 9.306. Markle 24. 24. 24. So, can you respond for a scams complaint at 1412? One four, one two, West Martin Street, break. Go ahead. The caller's advising that she received an email saying her PayPal was hacked. She called the number that it had referenced. It turns out it was one of the gift card scams. She's out $500. That's important round. Do you advise she paid them $500? That's correct. $500 in gift cards before she realized it was a scam. Same point about.

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Near W Martin St, Martinsburg, WV 25401
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