Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A dangerous scam
Last night, at 1:15 am, a woman with a pleasant voice rang my doorbell and gave me an incoherent story about having lost a contact lense, and about her husband not being at home and her needing to borrow £8.50 for a taxi fare in the meantime. I did not open the door, and after about a minute I made an excuse for not being able to speak to her further.
Mere seconds later, I got a telephone call from another person, a man this time, who said that he wanted to sing me a song.
It seems to me unlikely that these two bizarre events are unrelated. The most probable explanation is that the two people were working together, their idea being that the first would get the victim to open the door, and that the second would telephone the victim in order to distract him thus giving the first the opportunity to let an accomplice into the house.
I've reported this to the police, and would suggest that anyone with a similar story do likewise.
In the meantime, be on your guard.
Mere seconds later, I got a telephone call from another person, a man this time, who said that he wanted to sing me a song.
It seems to me unlikely that these two bizarre events are unrelated. The most probable explanation is that the two people were working together, their idea being that the first would get the victim to open the door, and that the second would telephone the victim in order to distract him thus giving the first the opportunity to let an accomplice into the house.
I've reported this to the police, and would suggest that anyone with a similar story do likewise.
In the meantime, be on your guard.
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Permalink Reply by Cml on
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Hmm.
She got me a few weeks back - asked for £4.50 and being naive and gallant i gave her a tenner.
She told me her husband's name was steve and that he'd be round to give me back the money as soon as he got back from work.
I am a sucker, true, but my heart is in the right place :-(
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Permalink Reply by 1a25o7hyp8a8p on
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This exact thing happened to me yesterday morning. She had exactly the same story.
A slim well spoken afro-carribean lady. She said she was a neighbour.
Unfortunately I fell for the scam and gave her ten pounds! After reading this I will call the police and let the neighbourhood watch know
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