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Beware! Bogus door to door charity scammers operating again
I’m troubled to see the return of a scam we’ve seen before in the area – that of door to door cold callers pretending to be deaf and duping people into giving to a charity that doesn’t exist. I first … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, Kevin Pitt, OAP, Police appeal, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Bogus workmen prey on another local victim – please warn the elderly
Yesterday, West Midlands Police issued an alert on WMNow about the distraction theft I reported on a few days ago in which an 83 year old resident of Castle close, Brownhills was victim of a distraction theft perpetrated by bogus workmen claiming to be utter cleaners.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, fencing, OAP, Police appeal, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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83 year old local lady burgled by bogus callers – please warn the elderly
A headsup, folks – a heartbreaking crime occurred yesterday in Castle Close Brownhills were an 83 year old lady amputee had her house burgled by callers posing as gutter cleaners.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, fencing, OAP, Police appeal, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Incidents of distraction crime and bogus callers increasing – a warning from West Midlands Police
A headsup, folks – seeing a significant number of reports relating to distraction theft and bogus callers operating in the area, and Aldridge Neighbourhood Team have, in the last few days, issued an important warning.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, OAP, Police appeal, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Bogus callers operating locally – appeal from West Midlands Police
A headsup, folks – seeing a significant number of reports relating to distraction theft and bogus callers operating in the area – elderly folk have been prey to a man in a white van who’s pressing victims to pay for non-existent fencing and gardening jobs.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, fencing, OAP, Police appeal, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Bogus fencing contractors operating locally again – please be careful!
A headsup, folks – seeing a lot of reports of distraction theft and bogus callers operating in the area, particularly Aldridge in the last 48 hours (25th January 2017) – elderly folk have been prey to a man in a white van who’s pressing victims to pay for non-existent fencing jobs.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, fencing, OAP, Police appeal, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Reports bogus Dyson engineer scam operating locally again
I’m running this post again as a notable hoover enthusiast and blog contributor the young David Evans has been called by the fake Dyson engineers, and he’s just one of several who’ve reported calls in our area lately.
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Tagged Bloxwich, bogus, Brownhills, Clayhanger, cold call, con, cowboys, Dyson, engineer, fake, OAP, Pensioner, phone scam, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam
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Peculiar door-to-door caller operating in Brownhills: Be on your guard
A strange one reaches me via Facebook and friend of the blog Julie; it seems there’s an odd door-to-door scam operating in Brownhills at the moment – a lady calls at your door, and when you answer, doesn’t speak but points to a clipboard or paper with something printed on it.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, Kevin Pitt, OAP, Police appeal, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Bogus callers operating in Brownhills and across Walsall Borough: be on your guard
I have just had the following news release drawn to my attention by a good friend of the blog – it was posted to day by Police Partnerships Officer Kevin Pitt, and concerns bogus callers who are operating both in Brownhills and the wider area demanding payment for rat control or fence repairs.
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Tagged 2015, 8 December, Bloxwich, Brownhills, builders, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, fencing, Kevin Pitt, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rat catcher, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Beware – bogus Police Officers spotted in Shire Oak
I notice yet again issues locally with bogus callers and con merchants preying on the elderly and vulnerable – and now there have been reports that in the St. Marks Road area of Shire Oak in the last few days, people posing as police officers have been operating.
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Tagged Bloxwich, bogus, bogus police, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, gardeners, impersonation, Kevin Pitt, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Shire Oak, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police, WHG
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Beware bogus Dyson engineer scam operating locally
Gosh, it’s all been bad news and warnings this week – I hate bringing you folks bad news, but sadly I have to again now as I’ve been contacted by a reader who’s rightly very worried about a cold-calling scam involving bogus ‘engineers’ offering discount servicing for your Dyson vacuum cleaner.
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Tagged Bloxwich, bogus, Brownhills, Clayhanger, cold call, con, cowboys, Dyson, engineer, fake, OAP, Pensioner, phone scam, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam
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Bogus caller cons OAP in Shire Oak
Yet another report reaches me regarding bogus tradesmen calling on the elderly and attempting to coerce them into handing money over for bout and unneeded services.
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Tagged Bloxwich, bogus, Brownhills, builder, builders, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, Druids Heath, elderly woman, Kevin Pitt, North Aldridge Neighbourhood Watch, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Bogus caller cons elderly lady out of £280 – be on your guard!
I am seeing various reports circulating locally about bogus tradesmen calling on the elderly and attempting to coerce them into handing money over or having work done against their will.
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Tagged 280, Bloxwich, bogus, Brownhills, builder, builders, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, Druids Heath, elderly woman, Kevin Pitt, North Aldridge Neighbourhood Watch, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Bogus gardeners conning the elderly in Brownhills – be vigilant
I was contacted yesterday by a local lady who is very concerned and upset that her mother was conned by bogus ‘gardeners’ who claimed to have done work on her communal garden, and then charged an extortionate fee.
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Tagged Bloxwich, bogus, Brownhills, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, gardeners, Kevin Pitt, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Shire Oak, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police, WHG
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Bogus callers con elderly woman in Brownhills – be vigilant
I have been contacted by Nicky Biddlestone, Communications Officer at West Midlands Police, with a timely warning that opportunist con merchants are preying on the local senior citizens again.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, builders, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, Kevin Pitt, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Beware! Local OAP nearly victim of phone scam
Following on from last weeks post about conmen praying on the elderly by claiming to have done work, then coercing their victims to withdraw money from the bank, here’s a worrying incident sent to me by reader Rebecca, whose mother was very shaken by an attempted phone scam.
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Tagged 02081447791, Bloxwich, Brownhills, builders, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, Kevin Pitt, ministry of justice, OAP, Pensioner, phone scam, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, UKASH, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Scumbags preying on the local elderly again – be vigilant
I see from the excellent blog of Kevin Pitt, Walsall Community Partnerships Officer, that opportunist conmen are preying on the local senior citizens again.
Please tell your relatives and neighbours about these con men, and impress upon them how important it is not to buy from, or accept services at the door, no matter how plausible the people offering them. Genuine companies will always contact you by other means.
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Tagged Bloxwich, Brownhills, builders, Burglary, Clayhanger, con, cowboys, elderly woman, Kevin Pitt, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Police arrest men in connecion with Walsall Wood garden con
Yesterday I spotted this encouraging press release from Walsall Police relating to an incident on Thursday in Holly Bank, Walsall Wood. It seems officers from West Midlands Police made arrests following the alleged attempted conning of an old lady out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, builders, con, cowboys, elderly woman, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Brownhills bank staff prevent OAP being conned
Another depressing press release from Walsall Police relating to a nasty incident that took place on Monday that could have been a whole lot worse. Thanks to the care and attention of the bank staff, this unfortunate Brownhills pensioner was prevented … Continue reading
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Tagged bank, Brownhills, builders, con, cowboys, elderly woman, High Street, OAP, Pensioner, Police appeal, press release, public safety, rogue traders, Scam, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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