Crime:
6 September 2013
First – a SCAM ALERT:
This is a standard old scam, in a new format:
Dear Jeff
I receive the alert through my school mail box and have not read about this scam before, so it may be new?
At 6.40 pm, I answered my landline. It was a man called John Wilson, purporting to be from ‘Verified by Visa’. He said he could see that my Visa Debit card had just been used to make two payments of £200 to ‘Argos Online’. He asked if I had my card with me ? He then asked me to turn the card over and ring the security number on the back. My bank would then be able to stop the payments going through.
He asked me to hang up and ring the bank IMMEDIATELY. He also gave me a reference number to quote, which he said the bank would understand.
As the bank’s number was stored in my mobile, I used that phone to ring them instead. Whilst doing this, my land line rang again and when I picked it up it was John Wilson again. He said that he could see a further payment of £900 had just gone through, as an online payment and I really must ring my bank immediately.
I explained that I was trying to.
I did get through to my bank on my mobile. I explained the call I had received. They checked and confirmed that nothing had been processed on my card and they then told me that this was a current scam. The scammers keep the land line "open" and would intercept the call you make to your actual bank, in order to obtain all your security details.
Fortunately, as I rang the bank on my mobile and this did not happen.
This man was very convincing. He did not ask for any security details in the call to me, but conveyed a real sense of urgency to ring NOW.
Has this been reported before?
Kind regards
Rosemary
THE ANSWER – YES – AN OLD SCAM – NEW COVER.
The way it works is...they panic you and ask you to ring someone instantly. You put down the receiver to clear the line and then dial the number required. The trick ? They don’t hang up. All the while they do not hang up, your line will not be cleared and they are still connected, even if you dial a new number. You will dial your bank – or so you think. In fact, you are dialling no-one, because they are still on the line. They merely re-answer, as the person, they have told you to call. This is why it is urgent you ring them, the line will only hold for a certain length of time. That is when they will obtain all your card details from you. You are unaware and of course, will not stop the card – which could be several weeks or until your next bill comes in. NEVER DIAL ANY NUMBER UNLESS YOU CAN HEAR A CLEAR DIALLING TONE – PARTICULARLY IF YOU GET A WARNING CALL LIKE THIS WHICH IS GUARANTEED TO SPOOK YOU AND CATCH YOU OFF GUARD !
SECOND,
I have had this in from Berks Fire and Rescue. A copy of the letter and the advice handout is attached.
Hi Jeff,
Safe Journey - Top Tips
Please find attached a letter from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) asking people to ‘Take Extra Care on the roads’ during any periods of industrial action by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).
We wish to reassure you that we will be answering emergency calls but are asking people to ‘take extra care’ on the roads and we are asking you to help us to spread this message to your colleagues, staff and pupils using the resources attached.
Kind regards
Prevention Management
Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
103 Dee Road
Tilehurst
Reading
RG30 4FS
Website: www.rbfrs.co.uk
Follow us on Twitter: @RBFRSofficial
| Take Extra Care on the roads |
As you will be aware, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is currently
in dispute with the Government, over changes to the Firefighters' Pension
Scheme & conditions of service and it is possible, this may result in
industrial action.
Although Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) has
contingency plans in place, during any period of industrial action, we
will have significantly fewer resources. We will therefore be prioritising
‘life critical’ incidents, such as house fires and road traffic
collisions where people are trapped.
The full letter and advice sheet are attached.
NEXT:
I have had an enquiry from a member in Maidenhead. Blue spray
painted dots about 2 inches accross, have appeared along their road /
gates and pavements. We are checking with the Borough to see if it
is anything to do with them – road works / pipe work etc under the
pavements. Thames Water usually uses yellow. Have these
appeared anywhere else ?
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY:
Seminar:
Loneliness and Isolation – How can we
help?
Come and Share Your Ideas
Tuesday 24th
September 2013
Desborough Suite, Town Hall, Maidenhead
10.30am – 4.00pm
There will be lots of information on leisure
activities, health and social care and some fun
A simple lunch and refreshments will be
available.
Contact us regarding transport from Windsor or
Ascot areas and for further information at:
info@opaf.org.uk
Our web site is:
www.opaf.org.uk
Tel: 078875 10033
A Bike was stolen in Windsor Town Centre:
4/9 Wednesday 7.20 p.m. / 8.20 p.m. Leisure Pool,
Stovell Road. Locked up bike stolen from a bike rack.
A gents black Specialised Hard Rock bike. There is a fitting for a
child’s seat. You can see how
many bikes are going – please record all the details of your bike -
please. You can take excellent precautions, but there is no
guarantee someone isn’t going to try and steal it. I have attached
a BIKE PASSPORT. Please complete one of these for every bike you
own. Take a photo – on your mobile phone ? then send these to
yourself in an email. If ever your bike is stolen, you can forward
those emails to us instantly. We have a ‘GOLDEN HOUR’ to
detect crimes – where a kid may be riding your bike to its final
destination – that information will be vital.
NEXT – PLANT 7 MACHINERY:
5/9 Thursday 2 p.m. Stanwell Road, Horton.
After all the training we have done in Rural Crime and stolen plant and
machinery, PC Nick Kluger, who is from the Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
Neighbourhood Team, saw a large trailer that was displaying a different
index plate on the back, from the car towing it. The identification
plate had also been ripped off along with all the identifying stickers.
Nick felt these indicators were enough to suspect it had been stolen and
he seized it. We will call in
specialised teams who will check the hidden VIN numbers on the trailer to
see if they match the current paperwork. YES ! every motorised
vehicle has a VIN number – a metal plate with its registered number.
As you may have seen on TV these are often removed / ground off and
replaced by fakes – often very good ones. As a check for this, the
manufacturers attach several ‘Secret VIN Plates’ within the chassis of
a vehicle. We don’t know where these are and the thieves certainly
don’t. We have to call in specialised teams to locate them and
verify the correct identification. This is the second suspicious
trailer Nick has seized. The first had a digger loaded but the
orange flashing light had been smashed – possibly in an attempt to
remove any tracker device. Nick is red hot on this !
CRIME:
MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Neighbourhood Page:
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-tvp-pol-area/yournh-tvp-pol-area-berkse-winds
/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n391.htm
NO CRIME TO REPORT
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
2/9 – 4/9 Monday / Wednesday Church, Marlow Road.
Paved steps outside the church damaged. This could have been caused
by a van which parked there yesterday or skateboarders.
4/9 Wednesday noon / 4 p.m. Ray Mead Road.
Locked up bike stolen. It is a ladies pink and silver bike – but
we do have a frame number !!!
16/8 – 4/9 Lockbridge Court, Ray Park Road.
Communal bike shed broken into – bike stolen. A gents white and
red Focus, Black Forest.
MAIDENHEAD WEST
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN &
KNOWL HILL:
maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Neighbourhood Page:
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-tvp-pol-area/yournh-tvp-pol-area-berkse-winds
/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n393.htm
4/9 Wednesday 1.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Shottesbrooke Park,
Pundles Lane. The owner locked up and went out. When
they returned, they found the rear kitchen door ajar. House not
searched and nothing stolen.
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
4/9 Wednesday 10.50 p.m. Grocers, Highway Avenue.
Offenders drove up, forced the rear door and entered the shop. They
have located the office and opened the safe. They stole cash and
left the key in the safe.
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Neighbourhood Page:
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-tvp-pol-area/yournh-tvp-pol-area-berkse-winds
/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n392.htm
NO CRIME TO REPORT
OLDFIELD & BRAY:
maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
29/8 - 5/9 Thursday / Thursday Suffolk Road.
Garden accessed and greenhouse broken into – wheelbarrow, strimmer,
lawnmower and tools stolen.
MEMBERS COMMENTS:
SCAM EMAIL:
Hi Jeff,
I have just had an email to say my mobile number was put into a lottery
pool. It lists the reference number they allocated my phone, the
numbers on the ticket that was subsequently created and the jackpot –
that I have won $300,000.00 !
All I have to do now is contact the lotteries Lawyers:
Contact the lottery accredited lawyer via the details below.
ATTORNEY`S CONTACTS
FIRM: RAHMAN CAMPBELL & PARTNERS
Branch: Emirates Towers Offices - Level 35
Address: Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Send your full winning details as received from us for verification. He
will stand in for you and execute the fund release processing on your
behalf for immediate funds transfer to you round the globe and also to
actualize your goal.
Do not hesitate in contacting us as soon as you contact the lawyer.
This one contains spelling mistakes, so
that those who are bright recognise it as spam immediately and delete it.
You know the drill – delete them
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