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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…