TRULY TURNED.
(SCOTT)
RECENTLY - SOMEONE TRIED TO PULL
A SCAM ON A DAYBREAKER - WHO
DECIDED TO SEE JUST HOW FAR IT
WOULD GO.
(LAUREN)
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO
OUR OWN KYLIE CONWAY.
SOMEONE TRIED TO SCAM YOU AND
GET AWAY WITH IT.
(KYLIE)
THIS MAN WAS SO BRAZEN AND
DETERMINED - AFTER WEEKS OF
EMAILING BACK AND FORTH, HE
ACTUALLY SPOKE TO ME ON THE
PHONE AND REASSURED ME I HAD
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
UNFORTUNATELY F-C-C REGULATIONS
DON'T ALLOW US TO SHARE AUDIO OF
WHAT HE SAID ... BUT I CAN TELL
YOU WORD FOR WORD.
(KYLIE)
HE GOES BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
(( / :KYLIE 00;17;15;15 OH, I'M
FINE. HOW ARE YOU?
00;17;19;16))
HIS STORY:
HE'S OUT OF TOWN VISITING HIS
MOTHER-IN-LAW.
BUT WANTS THE WASHER AND DRYER
I'M SELLING FOR HIS NEW
MICHIGAN, CITY APARTMENT.
(( / :SHANNON 01:11:13:28
IT HAPPENS MORE THAN A LOT OF
PEOPLE THINK
01:11:17:00 ))
HE PRIORITY MAILED A CASHIER'S
CHECK - EQUIPPED WITH A TRACKING
NUMBER AND ALL.
WITH NEARLY 100 EMAILS BACK AND
FORTH, HE WENT GREAT LENGTHS TO
APPEAR LEGIT.
(( / : IMPD 01:01:39:05
IT'S ALL PART OF ESTABLISHING
YOUR TRUST AND YOUR CONFIDENCE.
01:01:43:09))
THE CHECK WAS STOPPED BY THE
U-S-P-S ... TO LATER FIND OUT IT
WAS BECAUSE OF FRAUDULANT
POSTAGE.
THE SECOND ONE HE SENT MADE IT
THROUGH TO 1950 N. MERIDIAN. THE
HOME OF WISH-TV.
AND WE TOOK IT TO CHASE BANK.
(( / :SHANNON 01:27:50:28
THEY'RE JUST PRINTING A
WATERMARK IMAGE ON THE ACTUAL
CHECK INSTEAD OF HAVING IT BE A
TRUE
WATERMARK.
01:27:58:20 ))
THE SCAMMER WAS ENCOURAGING ME
TO DEPOSIT THE CHECK VIA MOBILE
OR ATM DEPOSIT.
ASSURING ME THE FUNDS WOULD BE
AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
(( / : SHANNON 01:27:28:06
AND THAT'S REALLY WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO BRING THESE CHECKS
TO YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SO
WE CAN USE
THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US TO
EHLP PROTECT YOU AND YOUR MONEY
01:27:37:29 ))
IT TOOK BRANCH MANAGER SHANNON
MALCOLM JUST
SECONDS TO KNOW IT WAS FAKE -
WHICH SHE QUICKLY DOUBLE AND
TRIPLE VERIFIED.
AND THESE SCAMMERS ARE GETTING
AWAY WITH THIS.
(( / :
SHANNON 01:10:57:04
EVEN THE PAST WEEK I'VE HAD
THREE JUST THIS WEEK.
01:11:00:18 ))
(( / : IMPD 01:11:01:27 IF
TIME PASSES, DEPENDING ON THE
TYPE OF PAYMENT THAT YOU DID,
CHANCES ARE THAT MONEY HAS BEEN
TRANSFERRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND
IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET
BACK
01:11:15:23 ))
THE CHECK WAS WRITTEN FOR $1,990
DOLLARS. NEARLY 1300 DOLLARS
MORE THAN THE ASKING PRICE FOR
THE WASHER AND DRYER.
HE SAID THAT EXTRA MONEY WAS FOR
THE MOVERS WHO WERE PICKING UP
SEVERAL OTHER THINGS FOR HIM
THAT DAY.
HE WANTED ME TO DEPOSIT THE
CHECK AND WIRE A PORTION OF THE
FUNDS TO THESE MADE-UP MOVERS.
(( / : IMPD 01:17:23:11
THESE GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR QUICK
CASH
01:17:26:21 ))
LEAVING ME ON THE HOOK FOR THE
MISSING MONEY.
(( / : KYLIE AND SHANNON
01:03:45:20
AND, HOW DO I GET IT BACK? YOU
DON'T.
01:03:49:00))
(( / :
KYLIE ON PHONE WITH SCAMMER
00;20;41;29
SO, THIS IS NOT A SCAM. THE
CHECK IS REAL, IT'S NOT A SCAM.
00;20;46;29 ))
HIS RESPONSE? I AM A MAN OF MY
WORD, AND MY WORD IS MY HONOR. I
CAN ASSURE THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
(KYLIE)
SERGEANT KEITH MINCH SAYS IF A
BUYER OR SELLER WANTS ANY KIND
HIS RESPONSE? I AM A MAN OF MY
WORD, AND MY WORD IS MY
HONOR. I CAN ASSURE THAT YOU
HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
(KYLIE)
SERGEANT KEITH MINCH SAYS IF A
(KYLIE)
SERGEANT KEITH MINCH SAYS IF A
BUYER OR SELLER WANTS ANY KIND
OF IMMEDIATE, REMOTE PAYMET
WHETHER IT BE GIFT CARDS, CASH
CARDS, MONEY GRAM OR WIRE
TRANSFER ... IT'S LIKELY A SCAM.
HE SAYS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION
AT ALL YOU CAN GIVE THE
IMPD FRAUD UNIT A CALL
317-327-3650 OR CALL IMPD'S
NON-EMERGENCY
NUMBER.
AND AS MALCOLM RECOMMENDS,
ALWAYS TAKE A CHECK IN
QUESTION TO A BANK TO BE
VERIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL.
HOW DID COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIS
SCAMMER END?
I TOLD HIM THE DEAL WAS OFF.
HE SAID HE WANTED A FULL REFUND
THAT DAY.
THEN I FINALLY TOLD HIM I KNEW
IT WAS A SCAM AND WAS WORKING
WITH POLICE.
HE VANISHED.
-AGGRESSIVENESS
INDIANAPOLIS
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A GLOOMY
DAY