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Fraud attempt near Lincoln and Leland preventedChicago IL

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N Lincoln Ave & W Leland Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

According to the dispatch call, two men near Lincoln and Leland tried to fraudulently charge $5,000 to a card while soliciting donations with fake IDs. The charge was stopped by a fraud alert and the police were informed.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
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00:25
Transcript:
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After Unison 19, this came over as information for the police at Lincoln and Leland across from a Roma cafe.
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Mail caller states two males wearing puffy jackets with fake IDs and binders, collecting money for saving children.
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They attempted to charge 5,000 on his card.
00:18
He was able to prevent the charge with the fraud alert, but wanted to pass the information on to the police.
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Nothing further.

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Location mentioned:
N Lincoln Ave & W Leland Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
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