Crime: 8 February 2012

I have received this from one of our members:
Hi Jeff,

Thank you very much for the Ringmaster emails that you send out. It is very useful to be aware of what is happening crime wise and the information on scams is excellent. I have had one computer repair call to date - but knew exactly what to do when the call came in.

I may be missing something obvious, but I can't see how to go about adding new subscribers to the your email list. Would it be possible to add a note explaining what the procedure is to get onto your subscription list?

Many thanks,
Mike

It is very simple – anyone can email me at the address below with their name address, telephone / mobile number, plus email address and I will put them on the system. OR, they can go online to tvpcommunitymessaging.org and register themselves very easily.


CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
cookhamneighbourhood@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
6/2 – 7/2 Monday 6.30 p.m. . Tuesday 6.30 a.m. Church Road, Cookham Dean. Car rear windscreen smashed – car searched nothing taken.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
boynhillcoxgreennhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

NO CRIME TO REPORT

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
maidenheadriverside&belmontnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
3/2 – 7/2 Raymond Road. Jemmy marks on car driver’s door – boot opened from release beside drivers window – golf equipment and sports bag stolen.
7/2 Tuesday midnight / 8 a.m. Cookham Road. Brick thrown through a sitting room window.
6/2 Monday 1.55 p.m. / 2 p.m. Ray Mead Road. Cars doing wheelies in a car park damaged bollards.
4/2 – 6/2 Saturday 2 p.m. / Monday 11 a.m. Bridge Road. Hubcaps stolen.
5/2 – 6/2 Sunday 10 p.m. / Monday 10 a.m. Ray Mill Road East. Burglary via INSECURE French doors – purse plus contents, mobile, IPAD “ stolen. The IPAD has tracker fitted, but at the moment it is turned off. The Community Wardens recovered a purse from behind the MegaBowl. The cards were still in it but no cash and it may be the one stolen.

5/2 – Sunday 6 p.m. / Monday 8 a.m. Cookham Road, Bricks and stones thrown at a car on the driveway

INNER MAIDENHEAD:
maidenheadtowncentrenhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

NO CRIME TO REPORT

OLDFIELD & BRAY:
oldfield&braynhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
8/2 Wednesday 0.33 Environment company, Stafferton Way. Fence panel removed. The company has been targeted for fuel thefts recently.
5/2 – 6/2 Sunday 6.30 p.m. / Monday 7 a.m. Guards Club Road. Bike stolen from rear garden.
4/2 – 6/2 Saturday 2.30 p.m. / Monday 3 p.m. Company, Monkey Island Lane. Yard entered and index plates stolen from a cement lorry. The index plates have already been used on a car in a 'bilking' – filling up with petrol and driving off without paying.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
pinkneysgreen&furzeplattnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
6/2 – 7/2 Monday 6.45 p.m. / Tuesday 10 a.m. Blenheim Road. Car windscreen smashed with a rock.

SCAMS:
I have received this one from Sarah:

Subject: TERRIBLE ORDEAL!!!................Holly & Family

I'm writing with tears in my eyes,my family and I came down here to (Madrid) Spain, for a short vacation unfortunately we were mugged at the park of the hotel we stayed,all cash credit cards and cell were stolen off but luckily for us we still have our passports with us.

I have been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all and our flight leaves pretty soon from now but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills. Please be so kind to reply back so I can tell you what to do and how to get some cash to us.

I'm freaked out at the moment.

Holly
This is the result of a virus that infects your hard drive and sends this message – filling in the name blanks - to everyone in your personal address book. Bin it – even though it is distressing
Next from Talk Talk – apparently:

Jeff,
Can you pass this one on in your Newsletter. It is another quite professional SCAM. I delight myself in making up account names and filling in the proforma but in reality folk need to be aware of this –it is quite clever! I don’t know if you have links to the Cyber security community but this and other Scams could be bought to their attention?
Rgds

Andy

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Confirmation from another member re the Fedex scam:
 

Hello Jeff,

I was interested in the report from one of the members about a FedEx scam. I had an identical one (except the track shipment no. was different). I had been expecting a parcel "by the end of January" so nearly replied to it but didn't as I didn't recognise the Track shipment No. I forwarded it to the "Abuse @ Fedex" email address asking if it was genuine on the day I received it, 30th January, but had no reply. On the 2nd Feb I phoned FedEx to learn this was a scam. The moral of this is, don't rely on FedEx's emails for confirmation of email scams, but try to phone them!

Best wishes,

Chris

MEMBERS ADVICE:
This is really good advice from someone that works for DHL:
Hi Jeff,

Re; the FedEx scam they try all the big four such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, TNT. I know because I work for DHL. We get the same thing.

Here's the thing;-

We don’t ask for e-mails when we ship anything.

We only have a name, address, and telephone number, so if you get an e-mail about a shipment collection it’s a scam.

Don’t reply to the email. If in doubt call the company directly.

Kind Regards,

Simon