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Just another SCAM
If you receive a phone call from someone asking for a donation for Police advertising or community projects, be sceptical.
They are almost certainly false.
And Another !
In this email SCAM the caller claims to represent a Tax
Office saying that you are due a refund. You are asked to complete an attached claim form. The sender just wants
your bank details so that your account can be raided.
Don't forward the email to anyone - just delete it !
CAR CLONING
This scam is well-organised, with
a person or group at the core who will task a thief to steal a car in return for about £500. They will then pass
the car to a "ringer" who will change the identity to another "clean" vehicle. Next, the car goes to a forger who will provide the necessary paperwork for sale, before
someone else sells the car through trade publications or the internet auction sites. It
can be a lucrative business. At the beginning of this year, five people were jailed for up to four-and-a-half years for their
part in a car cloning gang which made £1.2m in four years. The gang stole 37 cars,
forged their details and resold them. They then stole the same cars again and sold them again up to three times each.
1. ALERT from Grampian
Police -
Ensure that SHEDS are securely locked, that the contents cannot be seen from outside, that the shed is illuminated
2. It has been suggested that the 'economic downturn' may be associated with a rise in crime.
We are watching the break-in figures. Also at risk are metals, which may be stolen from roofs (lead) or copper (water
and gas piping).
3. Please be careful when drawing cash from machines outside shops or supermarkets.
There have been reports of gangs of thieves are selecting victims who have drawn cash, by marking a cross on their backs
with chalk.
Accomplices then tag onto the victim inside the store, watching for an opportunity to steal a purse or wallet.
Remember that most stores offer 'Cashback' at checkouts if you need cash.
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