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Amazon Gift Card Scammer Robs Second Warren County Resident Of Thousands, Police Say Amazon Gift Card Scammer Robs Second Warren County Resident Of Thousands, Police Say
Amazon Gift Card Scammer Robs Second Warren County Resident Of Thousands, Police Say Police in Warren County urge residents to avoid falling victim to a scam that has robbed victims out of thousands of dollars. The second Hackettstown resident to become victim of the scam was a 41-year-old man who received a text message from 1-833-472-0959 claiming to represent Amazon, police said Tuesday. The man called the number provided in the text (1-833-220-3127) and was told that he needed to purchase gift cards to fix the problem, police said. The man then purchased $2,000 worth of gift cards from a nearby store and read the numbers to the scammer, police said. The victim hung up…

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by Valerie Musson