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Elderly woman targeted in gift card scam attempt, Lowell IN

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E Commercial Ave, Lowell, IN 46356

An elderly woman at a store near East Commercial Avenue was possibly targeted in a gift card scam.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County Public Safety
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00:13
Transcript:
00:00
A suspicious incident.
00:02
Near East Commercial Avenue, Strack & Van Til.
00:07
An elderly woman was in the store attempting to buy a gift card for a man in Syria.
00:12
I think she's being scammed.

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Location mentioned:
E Commercial Ave, Lowell, IN 46356

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