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09/16/2024
Clarksville Police Seek Fraud Suspect After $160,000 Scam
Clarksville Online
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department (CPD) is investigating a Fraud case that began on June 14th, 2024, and continued until August 28th, 2024, when the victim finally contacted the Clarksville Police Department to file a report.
The victim stated that she was contacted by someone claiming to be from Amazon, alleging that there was fraudulent activity on her account.
She was then transferred, by the caller, to what she believed to be her bank. After speaking with the bank, she was then transferred to someone claiming to be from the Federal Trade Commission.
The victim was informed that she was under investigation and needed to secure her money. She met a male of Indian descent at Walmart, 2315 Madison Street on August 9th, 2024, and gave him $50,000 cash. She met him again on August 16th and gave him another $60,000. The victim also transferred another $50,000 in Bitcoin to the suspect on two separate occasions.
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