Gas leak phone call scam
The gas leak phone call scam was a series of incidents in 2016. The incidents involve a person prank calling a restaurant, claiming to be a fire department official and then convincing managers to break all the windows to prevent a gas explosion occurring due a supposed gas leak. The calls have been most often placed at fast food restaurants in the United States.
Incidents[edit]
A caller who identifies themselves as a firefighter or other authority figure contacts a manager or supervisor and would solicit their help in combating a gas leak at the restaurant by breaking all the windows causing thousands of dollars in damages to the establishment.[1]
Some notable incidents were:
- Two calls were reported on January 30, 2016: one at a Wendy's restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona and a Burger King restaurant in Morro Bay, California.[2][3]
- On February 2, 2016 a Jack in the Box restaurant in Tucson, Arizona.[4]
- On April 7, 2016, a Burger King restaurant in Shawnee, Oklahoma where workers were told to break the windows due to build-up of carbon monoxide.[5]
- On April 8, 2016, a Burger King restaurant in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.[6]
- On April 10, 2016, a Jack in the Box restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana.[7]
None of the prank callers were ever identified or caught,[8] likely due to usage of Caller ID spoofing.
References[edit]
- ↑ Wang, Yanan (April 11, 2016). "A weird hoax prompts fast food workers in 3 states to suddenly smash restaurant windows". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "PD: Wendy's manager told to break all of the windows in phone hoax". KNXV-TV. February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Ames, Danielle (January 31, 2016). "Burger King employees break windows after prank call about gas leak, Morro Bay police say". The Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Aldrete, Ally; Delacruz, Jennifer (February 3, 2016). "Prank call leads to fast-food employees smashing windows". KGUN-TV. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Shanahan, Kristen (April 8, 2016). "Employees at Oklahoma Burger King bust out windows after prank call". KFOR-TV. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Walsh, James (April 9, 2016). "Prank caller leads Coon Rapids Burger King employees to smash their windows". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Adams, Matt (April 12, 2016). "Indy Jack in the Box latest to fall prey to fast food 'gas leak' prank". Fox59. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Wang, Yanan (April 11, 2016). "A weird hoax prompts fast food workers in 3 states to suddenly smash restaurant windows". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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