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Caller posing as police steals phone passcode, Ypsilanti MI

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Near Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

A scam caller pretending to be from the Roseville Police Department contacted a woman near Merritt Rd about her stolen phone and tricked her into giving her phone passcode. The phone now appears to be at a phone store.

Audio|Source: Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County Police/Fire/EMS Dispatches
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referencing near Merritt Rd, a phone that was still looking this location, or caller advice, she received a call from the stolen phone.
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The subject calling his claims to be would be Roseville Police Department and asked her for her passcode, which she then provided.
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She now believes that specific scam because the phone is hanging at a phone store.

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Location mentioned:
Near Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

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