Alerts !
Burglary and car crime still remains high - don't leave windows open or valuables in your car. Please be vigilant - if you see anything suspicious please make notes and report it to the Police !!
DO
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Cancel milk and newspapers
Tell a neighbour you are going away
Give neighbour key to your home/burglar alarm (if you have one)
If
possible, ask neighbour/relative to draw/un draw curtains/take bins in etc after
collection
Invite neighbour/neighbour’s siblings to park on your driveway
Use timer switches on some of your lights
DO NOT
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Close outside gates if this is not your normal practice
Advertise
you are going away to people in the pub/shops
The
Safer Neighbourhood Policing Teams would like to offer a few basic tips that
will help to reduce burglaries.
- Making sure all
doors and windows are locked when leaving the house.
- Leave a light on.
- Reviewing
household security – ensure security lights and a burglar alarm are fitted and
make sure they are used.
- Don’t leave keys in the door – keep them and especially car keys out of sight and in a safe place.
Croydon Council has developed a reporting form on its Website for residents plagued with yobs, fly tipping, nuisance neighbours or any other kind of antisocial behaviour. Go to www.croydon.gov.uk/reportasb and give details of the problem. You can remain anonymous if you wish or leave contact details so that the Council can update you with the actions being taken. If there is a serious incident you should phone the police before making any report. Dial 999 if the incident is still happening and you require an emergency response. Alternatively contact your Safer Neighbourhood Team when an immediate response is not necessary.
A N/W member has reported a scam where he received a letter
that a new T Mobile account had been set up in his name. He rang the new mobile number given as
he had not asked for any account, the person who answered hung up on him when
they realized he was the person whose name had been used. When he spoke to the genuine T Mobile
they believed that the account was fraudulent. He also discovered that one of his
credit cards had been used to set up the account and cancelled the card. He then found that a neighbour had a T
Mobile phone delivered to him, which had not been ordered.
This appears similar to a scam, which operated in Croydon
some time ago where phones were ordered using stolen cards and delivered to an
address where the recipient then had a note put through the door saying that a
courier would call and collect the phone.
The scammers then sold the phone for profit and left the unsuspecting
recipient being pursued by the phone company for the cost of the
mobile.
Burglaries are on the increase again and continue to be a big problem in Croydon.
Many happen as a result of the burglar gaining access through an open or unlocked door or window. Vigilance is great but not enough - make sure everything is locked when you go out and as much as possible is locked at night.
You have been warned !
Phishing emails trying to
obtain the login details of BT customers continue with more messages this
week. One claims that there have
been unsuccessful login attempts on your email account, the link provide leads
to a Website called ‘websitewelcom.com which is based the in the
USA Oregon USA
REPORT A FRAUD: NEW
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
Every fraud, no matter what scale, is
important. Call Action Fraud on 0300 123
2040.
Currently,
fraud is one of the most under-reported crimes in the UK
If
there is any danger or risk to life, or a fraud is in progress, call
999.
If bankcards are involved in the fraud, your first step should
be to contact your bank or credit card company.
Two men posing as fundraisers for The Children's Trust and knocking on people's doors are bogus. They wear orange tabards with the charity's name but The Children's Trust do not have such tabards.
The Children's Trust are dismayed that these people are bringing their good name into disrepute. Liz Haigh-Reeve of the Children's Trust says, "We do not undertake any fundraising in this way and as far as I’m aware we don’t have orange tabards with our name on them. We certainly wouldn’t endorse the sort of behaviour you describe – it sounds very dubious and frankly very frightening. Naturally I’m concerned to hear that these individuals appeared to be using our name. I will ask my team to contact the Community Police Officer and follow it up to see if there is anything that can be done. Do let me know if you have any more information or if they return. The Children’s Trust depends on the support of the public to enable us to provide the best possible care to some of the UK’s most severely disabled children and anyone using our name in this way can only serve to put our reputation at risk and potential harm our ability to raise the money we desperately need."A person claiming he works for Apex Direct Promotions Ltd who wants to do a 'free' exterior building survey is knocking on doors in OUR area. They will then ask for a telephone number and say someone will call back to make an appointment. If you book an appointment, be ready for some pressure selling - you have been warned !
The advice of Chase Residents is to beware ! - please research before you buy !!
