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Suspects attempt to scam residents for funeral moneyChicago IL

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N Newgard Ave & W Arthur Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

According to the dispatch call, at Newgard and Arthur in Chicago, two male suspects tried to scam residents by asking for money through Apple Pay, claiming it was for a funeral fund. One suspect fled north in a silver sedan with tinted windows.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
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00:26
Transcript:
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This is a second call for this over in this area tonight that I know of.
00:04
And Newgard and Arthur, call it says two males tried scamming amount of money through Apple Pay as well as his neighbors.
00:10
They're trying to get money for a deceased cousin to pay for a funeral agreed to give $10.
00:15
They tried to take $3,000 multiple times, one that's friends were in black folding.
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One might have an orange hat fled in the silver sedan with tinted windows last thing, northbound from Newgard and Arthur.

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Location mentioned:
N Newgard Ave & W Arthur Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

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