Cookham Discussion Board

WELL !  A REALLY GOOD 48 HOURS

NO CRIME TO REPORT ACROSS MAIDENHEAD !

NO BURGLARIES

AND

NO CARS BROKEN INTO !!!

FIRST:  AN UPDATE RE THE DISTRACTION SCAM IN THE SUPERMARKET CAR PARK:

Hi Jeff,

I was the victim of the distraction theft in the supermarket car park last Saturday, which you reported in the latest Neighbourhood Watch bulletin. Thank you for spreading the word.

Since my first report to the police, I have discovered that the thieves made the two successful purchases using my PIN.  I was amazed to hear this, as I could not understand how they obtained it.  The supermarket checked the CCTV and found that one of the men, was standing at the side of the area, watching me while I keyed in my PIN.

The man can then be seen following me out of the shop.  Can everyone out there, please be aware of anyone nearby, when they enter their PIN.

S.

NEXT:  I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PUT OUT A WARNING.

We have a group driving around offering ‘steam cleaning’ of the outside of your home.  If anyone cold calls offering to do this, please remember our NHW Motto:

‘I am sorry, I do not buy goods or services at the door’

The politely, but firmly close and lock the front door.

MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:

Hi Jeffrey
Just contacting you to share my embarrassment, anger and resultant stress in being scammed.

The one thing I learned is:  BT DO NOT COLD CALL for anything. Whether it’s a phone problem, or a WiFi issue - they do NOT call customers. If we can get that simple message across, then nobody with a BT account will suffer the anxiety and huge stress & inconvenience that being hacked/ scammed involves.

I asked BT to put it on every letter they send out and spell it out to every customer that, if anyone calls saying they are from BT, it is a scam.

BT only respond to direct customer enquiries/complaints - i.e. initiated by the customer.

Could you pass this on in your invaluable newsletter so others can avoid my pain and expense.

Thank you. It’s a great thing that you and NW do.

Kind regards

Carole

Many thanks Carole.  People should not beat themselves up if they fall for a scam.  These people are really good at what they do – or they would be out of business !  Anyone could be caught, as they always catch you off-guard and are really convincing.  It is just luck, that you didn’t answer the phone / respond to an email / open an attachment.

NEXT: A FATHER’S DAY SCAM:

Hi Jeff,
There is a scam text doing the rounds - ‘Father’s Day Contest 2022 offering the chance to win a Weber BBQ’.
It offers a Russian URL which only seems to work on mobiles.
I suggest anyone who receives this text, or WhatsApp message, deletes it immediately.

Read more: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/watch-out-for-this-bq-fathers-day-competition-scam-aSiCx4w7kI5g - Which?

Regards
Liz
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CRIME

I have attached reference numbers to each crime report. If you live in the vicinity of any of the crimes mentioned and have CCTV or a video doorbell, can you please check the footage. If you have any that might be of interest to the police, can you please make contact with us, quoting reference number given.

Alternatively you can call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or email - www.crimestoppers-uk.org


MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralgeographical@thamesvalley.police.uk
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestgeographical@thamesvalley.police.uk
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthgeographical@thamesvalley.police.uk
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.