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Princeton, NJ Alerts
Thursday March 28th, 2019 :: 07:10 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Business Scam Suspect

On 03/23/2019 at 1730 hrs, The pictured male suspect entered Dunkin' Donuts, Small Word Coffee, and
Bent Spoon in Princeton and scammed the employees into making them believe he worked for "Metro Fire
Prevention, 1485 State Street, Trenton, NJ" (no such business exists) and that he inspects fire extinguishers. The suspect was able to get about $800 from the businesses after he pretended to inspect their fire extinguishers.

He is a white male, bald or crew cut, 6'02", heavy build, approx. 40 years old. The suspect wrote on sales
invoices and used language as if he knew what he was talking about, so there is a possibility that he is a recently
fired employee from a fire protection company or works for one and is doing these scams for extra money.


If you have been a victim of this scam or you have relevant information regarding this scam, please contact Det. Sgt. Ben Gering at 609-921-2100 ext. 1840 or Det. Adam Basatemur at 609-921-2100 ext. 2170.

To learn more about the many types of scams and how to protect yourself, go to:
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts

Address/Location
Princeton, NJ Alerts
1 Valley Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-921-2100

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