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Phone scam targeting customers at mobile store

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
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Deceptive practice in progress, (number withheld) West Division Street, Metro by T-Mobile staff is calling saying there's a scam going on Facebook Marketplace where people are being sent to the store to purchase a phone.
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W Division St, Chicago, IL 60651
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Staff at a Metro by T-Mobile store on West Division Street reported a phone scam linked to Facebook Marketplace. People are being told to go to the store to buy a phone, and offenders are taking photos of themselves in front of the store. Customers are afraid to leave the store because they think they might be robbed.

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