Scammer attempts to get money from resident at mobile home park, Largo FL


Police responded to a welfare check at El Dorado Mobile Home Park after a caller reported a resident was being targeted by a scammer on a live call attempting to get money from them.
Audio|Source: Largo Police Department
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Transcript:
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It's going to be a welfare check.
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East Bay Drive. Okay,
00:02
it's just going to be a welfare checkout at El Dorado Mobile Home Park, near East Bay Drive.
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It's going to be Unit 151, break.
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Our caller is extremely hesitant to give information but advises that he is a hacker who actually hacks into scammers accounts.
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He's found that a scammer is actually on a live call currently with the resident at this location.
00:24
The potential victim on this call is (name withheld).
00:27
He does have the phone number for (name withheld), advising that the scammer is attempting to obtain money from (name withheld) as we speak.
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Complain was very hesitant on providing any further information on this matter, just requesting we go out and try to intercede this communication.
00:44
Okay.
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Largo, FL
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