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Customer targeted in gift card scam at storeWest Milwaukee WI

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W Greenfield Ave, West Milwaukee, WI 53214

As discussed during the dispatch call, an employee at a Dollar Tree store near West Greenfield reported that a customer was being targeted in a gift card scam. Police responded to assist the customer, who had previously lost money in similar incidents.

Audio|Heard on: Milwaukee WI Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Dollar Tree, near West Greenfield.
00:02
Employee called stating there's a customer in the store who's being scammed with gift cards.
00:10
10-4.
00:12
If you're on the phone with them, can you advise them not to go through with the sale till I get there?
00:18
33,
00:19
He's already been through this a couple of times.
00:22
He's out money, he's not purchasing anything today.

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Location mentioned:
W Greenfield Ave, West Milwaukee, WI 53214
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