
Philadelphia foster mom charged with Malayshia Alford's murder had prior abuse allegations: Attorney
By Zoe Martinez
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When David Miller received a call that appeared to come from AT T, he thought he was being rewarded for more than 50 years as a customer. The caller claimed to be from the company's loyalty department and offered four new iPhones along with a lower monthly bill."It sounded pretty good," Miller said.The New Castle, Delaware, man followed the caller's instructions, purchasing four new iPhone Pro Max devices that cost about $1,200 each. He was told to bring the phones home and call back so they could be activated.That's when things took a turn.The red flagsMiller said someone claiming to be from the company's IT department called him on FaceTime and asked to see the backs of the phone boxes."He says, 'I need to see the back of the phone boxes, so I can activate the phones,'" Miller recalled.After telling him there was a problem activating the devices, the caller instructed Miller to ship the phones back using a prepaid shipping label. He was promised replacement phones would arrive the ne