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Bitcoin scam reported near Harden St, Columbia SC

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Harden St A, Columbia, SC 29205

As discussed during the dispatch call, there is a report of a possible scam involving a deposit at a Bitcoin machine near Harden Street by the High Life Smoke Shop.

Audio|Heard on: Lexington SC Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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2.214 at 631 Harden Street, cross of Blossom Street at High Life Smoke Shop.
00:07
Time lasts about two hours ago.
00:09
Caller scammed.
00:13
Caller scammed with a deposit in the Bitcoin machine.
00:17
And he came to him with (name withheld).

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Location mentioned:
Harden St A, Columbia, SC 29205

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