Suspect scams drivers with parking boot payments in Houston, Houston TX
FraudA suspect used parking boots on cars at two locations near Washington Ave in Houston. Drivers paid fees online but the boots were not removed as promised. The suspect took photos of IDs and the online payment link did not match flyers on the vehicles. One victim paid a fee but the boot remained on the car.
Audio|Source: Houston Police Department and Harris County Constables
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Transcript:
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Goodman, can you go to Washington Tech on these calls? There's two calls about cars getting booted, and then they pay the fee, go to the website, and they're unable to take the boot off. It may be a scam.
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I'm David, but it's going to be apartment in the state, and she's going to be standing outside in the parking lot.
00:19
Where is the suspect?
00:21
Is going to be a black male and is 36-foot skinny? He's wearing a black vest.
00:28
He has a camera on his chest,
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black possibly gray pants.
00:34
Pretty says he's taking pictures of IDs and making people pay.
00:39
On the link doesn't match the flyers that they have on the vehicle.
00:44
And that's near Washington Ave. The other call is at near Washington Ave.
00:49
He's still waiting for them to come take off his boots.
00:53
They took one off and they put another one and he paid and they didn't take it off.
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Location mentioned:
Near Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
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