Elderly woman suspected of bitcoin scam at gas station, South Bend IN

Fraud

Reported: 11/12/2025 01:51 PM

Near IN-931, South Bend, IN 46614

An elderly woman was seen putting large amounts of money into a bitcoin kiosk at a gas station while on the phone with her bank. A caller suspected she might be the victim of a scam and contacted authorities. The woman was later seen sitting in a blue Jeep Liberty in the parking lot.

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Transcript:

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At the Phillips 66 for suspicious activity, there's an elderly female putting excessive amounts of money into the Bitcoin kiosk.

00:07

She's also on the phone with her bank.

00:09

Caller is concerned that she's being taken advantage of.

00:12

She's put a lot of money inside the machine.

00:14

Near State Road 931, Phillips 66.

00:23

725 pounds quite a ways out.

00:25

Can you see if the caller would be willing to intervene if she's letting them?

00:31

I'm clear.

00:35

Okay.

00:38

Okay. Okay.

00:44

541 on 3-444-4-4-4 servers.

00:46

Go that's 541.

00:52

Our Michigan.

00:54

The last post will be Lincoln Union, George, Adam, Robert, David, Ocean.

01:00

First of David, commonstone.

01:02

Birthday is giving you 1031.72.

01:05

Little name is James.

01:07

Time for summer.

01:10

I don't dark yet.

01:11

Can we check this if we have any strange?

01:18

One more time? One more time.

01:23

I'm clearing traffic 13 now I'm trying to find out.

01:31

29, 5444-4-1.

01:33

29.

01:35

541-71.

01:40

541 71. I have that one you ready.

01:43

Alright.

01:47

25-71.

01:49

Okay.

01:55

So, David is out of Michigan.

01:58

He suspended on an operator expired in 2005, is the one that I can see.

02:04

It's negative entity and negative over.

02:07

The caller advised the female zolinger in the gas station.

02:10

She's going to be sitting at her vehicle.

02:11

It's a blue Jeep Liberty in the parking lot.

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