Possible check fraud linked to dating app in Newton, Newton MA
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FraudAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers and medical personnel responded to a possible check fraud situation near Grove Street in Newton. A resident reported copying a check for someone they met on a dating app, who may pose as a social media influencer. There were no injuries, but medical assistance was requested as a precaution. The incident appears to involve a potential online scam.
Audio|Heard on: Newton Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:56
Transcript:
00:00
Hamilton Grove, near Grove Street, Unit 101.
00:03
Can you advise the RP (name withheld)? He's copying a check for a girl in Boston.
00:10
She did make Q five statement.
00:12
She doesn't know where he doesn't know where she lives.
00:15
They met on a dating app.
00:22
What medic unit you have assigned it?
00:26
Medic three, they run a delayed response for fuel.
00:32
Book in a minute.
00:34
Sunrise command calling medic three.
00:39
Medic three, copy.
00:40
Be advised, 15 seconds out.
00:43
Okay, no problem.
00:45
He fell. We've got her up on a chair.
00:47
No apparent injuries, but they seem to want to have her transported.
00:51
We'll be standing by.
00:55
Medic three, copy.
00:56
Medic three, fire alarm.
00:58
Show us on scene.
00:59
Sunrise.
01:01
On scene, 1942.
01:09
Seven, the name of the party he did give us comes back to a social media influencer and he stated they've been talking for about two weeks.
01:26
Roger.
01:31
197.
01:40
(Name withheld), out of that address in past reports, is described as a mentally disabled male who has fallen for romantic solutions in the past.
01:53
I'm familiar with him.
01:56
Ross.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Grove St, Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462
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