Roadside scam - Beware
Police are warning motorists to beware of a potential scam involving men claiming to have broken down, who say they need money for fuel.
In the reported cases, motorists have been flagged down by men from a supposedly broken down car. They either asked the victims for cash so that they can buy fuel, or offered jewelry or watches in exchange for cash. Police are warning that the jewelry is often cheap gold or polished metal and not worth the money they are asked to pay.
In the last few months there have been a few cases that local residents have given money to these scammers and in all cases reported to police the allegedly fuel-less cars are driven away before officers arrived on the scene. Try to make a note of the index number of the car and any descriptions of the people in the car.
Contact Police on 101 for a non emergency
In an emergency call 999
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Valou Pakenham-Walsh · Wed 6 Feb 2013, 08:24 · Link