Local thieves are cashing in by selling stolen phones full of your photos, messages and memories by walking into stores, including Walmart, and walking out with a fistful of dollars.
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Lauren Feil was spending a sunny day at Jacksonville Beach before it got cloudy.
“I was out in the water with my brother. I came back, and my whole bag was stolen,” she said.
“I go home and do the Track My iPhone, and it’s at Walmart,” Feil said pointing to the store located at 13490 Beach Blvd.
According to a report she filed with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, her missing bag included an iPhone 13 Pro Max, worth approximately $800. The phone was found at the Walmart inside an EcoATM kiosk, where the thief sold it for $115.
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Using EcoATMs
In an Action News Jax investigation of EcoATMs, what is supposed to be a good way to recycle your phone, make hundreds of dollars and help the environment, can potentially help thieves