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Police warn of scams after 82-year-old woman buys more than $4,000 in gift cards

Police in Hackettstown say an 82-year-old woman received an email from someone she believed was from Apple, Inc., charging her for an online game she never purchased.

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Sep 8, 2020, 6:18 AM

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