Woman nearly loses money for fake police scam

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A resident was nearly scammed out of money by a caller who told her that she was wanted on a warrant for contempt of court and advised her to pay money to avoid being arrested, according to the Princeton Police Department.

The woman told police on Feb. 25 that the caller, who identified himself as Marshall John Thomas, contacted her and told her to withdraw money from her bank account.

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She was told to deposit the money using Coinflip, which is a digital currently platform Bitcoin ATM, and to buy gift cards in order to avoid arrest, police said.

The woman withdrew the money from her bank account and attempted to deposit it, but was unsuccessful. She tried to withdraw more money, but her account had been flagged because someone tried to gain access to it, police said.

She did not suffer a monetary loss.

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