I am sure all residents will join with us in thanking and congratulating shop keepers and resident passers by who bravely tackled the armed raiders in Kingsbury High Road yesterday. They showed magnificent courage and community spirit.
The raid took place yesterday afternoon and was filmed on mobile phones and widely seen on local London news programmes.
Police were quickly on the scene and arrested one man who had been apprehended following a chase by local residents and shop keepers. The Police are also appealing for anyone who saw the actual raid to contact them and assist with their continued enquires.
Fryent Councillors,
Ruth Moher, Shama Tatler and George Crane
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
SCAM TARGETS ELDERLY – COURIER FRAUD
"Courier" fraud is a real issue at the
moment and has been for over a year now. Officers from Scotland Yard, Operation Sterling have issued this advice on how it is done.
The method used by these scammers is that the victim is cold called at home on their land line number. The scammer then either pretends to be the police or from the victims bank. The scammer will say that there has been a compromise on their account and that in order to investigate it and catch the suspects responsible the card needs to be collected ASAP for forensic or other issues. They are then asked for the pin number to the card which they may give verbally over the telephone, these people are very convincing. Sometimes the victim is asked to key in the pin number on their telephone keypad. A simple "App" called "Blue Box" for example decodes the tone to the number keyed in. In addition to verify the fraud the victim is advised to phone their bank or the police to confirm what they have just been told. This is when of course the victim's line has been held open by the suspect who does not hang up their end.
Once the victim is convinced a "courier" is sent round to the victims address to collect the card. The courier is more often than not an innocent cab driver sent to collect from A to B or the suspects themselves.
Pass this on to as many people as possible - the only way to stop this is to catch these nasty criminals or prevent them from deceiving elderly people.
If you hear about a scam like this phone Fryent Safer Neighbourhood team or Operation Sterling at Scotland Yard.
And remember - NEVER GIVE YOUR PIN TO ANYONE
Fryent Councillors
The method used by these scammers is that the victim is cold called at home on their land line number. The scammer then either pretends to be the police or from the victims bank. The scammer will say that there has been a compromise on their account and that in order to investigate it and catch the suspects responsible the card needs to be collected ASAP for forensic or other issues. They are then asked for the pin number to the card which they may give verbally over the telephone, these people are very convincing. Sometimes the victim is asked to key in the pin number on their telephone keypad. A simple "App" called "Blue Box" for example decodes the tone to the number keyed in. In addition to verify the fraud the victim is advised to phone their bank or the police to confirm what they have just been told. This is when of course the victim's line has been held open by the suspect who does not hang up their end.
Once the victim is convinced a "courier" is sent round to the victims address to collect the card. The courier is more often than not an innocent cab driver sent to collect from A to B or the suspects themselves.
Pass this on to as many people as possible - the only way to stop this is to catch these nasty criminals or prevent them from deceiving elderly people.
If you hear about a scam like this phone Fryent Safer Neighbourhood team or Operation Sterling at Scotland Yard.
And remember - NEVER GIVE YOUR PIN TO ANYONE
Fryent Councillors
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