Phone and iPad return scam targets Sparrows Point, Sparrows Point MD
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FraudAt 2719 Wells Ave, a caller was tricked into returning an iPad via UPS in a suspected fraud, while Xfinity denies using UPS for returns.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore County Municipal Police Departments
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Transcript:
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It's going to be a pass fraud.
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2719 Wells, near Armistead Road and Ross Abbott.
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(Name withheld) advised that she worked with iPads and phones from Xfinity.
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She received a call from someone claiming they were from Xfinity and that she was sent their own iPad.
00:17
She returned it, but Xfinity now says they don't use UPS, which is where she sent it.
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Location mentioned:
Wells Ave, Sparrows Point, MD 21219
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