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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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. Continue...
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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...
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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. Continue...
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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. Continue reading →
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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...
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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...
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Bogus callers operating in Brownhills and across Walsall Borough: be on your...
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...
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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,...
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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...
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Suspicious activity in Brownhills: Be on your guard
A strange one reaches me via a reader on Facebook - it seems there's been an odd trio of people operating in Lichfield Road, Brownhills this afternoon (Saturday, 3rd December 2016), and in the current...
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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...
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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...
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Incidents of distraction crime and bogus callers increasing – a warning from...
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...
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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. Continue reading →
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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...
View ArticleBeware! 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. Continue...
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