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Reports bogus Dyson engineer scam operating locally again

Posted on July 27, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

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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Beware bogus Dyson engineer scam operating locally

Posted on August 20, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

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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Beware! Local OAP nearly victim of phone scam

Posted on February 12, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

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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