Man attempts gift card scam at Walmart, Wadsworth OH
FraudAt the Walmart near E Smokerise Dr in Wadsworth, Ohio, a man wearing a black coat and mask attempted a gift card scam using possibly stolen credit cards. An employee reported the suspicious activity to authorities.
Audio|Source: Wadsworth Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
I think it starts towards Walmart.
00:02
My caller is an employee advising.
00:04
She believes there's a couple of male subjects there that I've been doing a gift card scam.
00:09
Yeah.
00:14
Wadsworth.
00:17
Go ahead with your seven.
00:19
Frank Young Edwards (number withheld).
00:22
Frank Young Edward, Edward, (number withheld).
00:23
Frank Young Edward, (number withheld).
00:25
It's going to be on all the Islander.
00:30
This responding to Walmart,
00:33
the subject at the moment is at the register attempting to use gift cards or purchase gift cards.
00:40
He's going to be wearing a black Carhart coat with the hood up.
00:43
He's got the mask.
00:49
You know, with traffic that I walked up.
00:55
He sees the one subject with that description.
00:59
One subject.
01:00
Again, black Carhart with a hood, mask over his face, and Tampan.
01:07
Claire, could you ask them to meet us close to a door so we can figure out why they believe this is a scam?
01:18
If I think he's trying to buy a gift card, she believes he's trying to buy them with stolen credit cards.
01:27
That's clear, did she say why?
01:33
He advises it's a common practice when they are buying.
01:41
He advises he's always walking back and forth from APCO when he does this.
01:46
They never know what type of he a boy is in.
01:50
That's clear, if she could just stay in line and keep eyes on him.
01:53
We're 94.
02:00
Stacey is still at the cashier, she doesn't know if it's going to go through,
02:06
and he's not with something to buy anything else.
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Location mentioned:
E Smokerise Dr, Wadsworth, OH 44281
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