Online puppy sale fraud at Walmart gas station, Branson West MO
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FraudA caller at Walmart in Missouri reported being scammed online while trying to buy a puppy. The seller asked for Apple gift cards after taking payments for deposit and fees.
Audio|Heard on: Tri Lakes Area Emergency Services
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Transcript:
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A report of fraud.
00:02
Caller is at Walmart.
00:05
Caller stated she made a report for internet fraud.
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She is from Louisiana.
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She came here to pick up a puppy that she bought.
00:14
She made a fifty dollar deposit and paid an eighty dollar fee for vaccination and food.
00:19
However, the seller is giving her the runaround.
00:22
Now the seller wants her to get an Apple gift card.
00:25
Oh.
00:28
She is currently at the Walmart Murphy USA gas station in a white 2020 Buick Enclave.
00:36
This is a Louisiana license.
00:38
She was speaking with (name withheld).
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(name withheld).
00:53
(number withheld).
01:04
I'm coffee.
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Location mentioned:
Business 13, Branson West, MO 65737
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