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Title: Crime Update Post by: Thames Valley Police on September 20, 2021, 07:30:55 PM FIRST: a possible ‘Romance Fraud’, but definitely not something to become involved with:
A local resident received a friend request from a man abroad and they chatted for several weeks online. He then started to send photos of jewels and cash ! He asked for their details as he wanted to send a package of £500.000 cash through Heathrow and needed an account in the UK for it to be paid into. He maintained the cash was to purchase a house in the area and the budget was a property between £500,000 - £800,000 ! Could they help locate one and any balance would also be sent in the same way. The package of cash was supposed to be arriving in Heathrow on the 18th and the person involved, immediately made contact with the police. Has anyone else received or been involved with anything like this ? If so – we need to know immediately. If this is a Romance Scam, it would be serious money laundering. You may have read cases in the papers over the last 5 years of young people being approached randomly to allow their bank accounts to be used for financial transactions – for which they get to keep some of the cash being laundered. Many students felt this was a simple way to increase their income – until – they get a knock on their door from the police !!! NEXT: Another Range Rover stolen: SUNNINGDALE: 19/9 – 20/9 Sunday 11 p.m. / Monday 9 a.m. Sunning Avenue. Grey Range Rover Sport index DH ** OPU stolen from the driveway. The owner still has the keys. Ref. No: 43210423522 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 17/9 Friday 8.15 p.m. / 8.45 p.m. Market Street. Locked up bike stolen. A dark grey Specialized Rock Hopper bike. Ref. No: 43210421377 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 19/9 Sunday 3 a.m. Clare Road. A witness reported Two males trying car doors. One male seen opening one and taking stuff out. Description, 1. Black, wearing a long coat. Another in a brown coat. Walked towards Boyn Hill Road. Ref. No: 43210422038 19/9 Sunday 4.30 a.m. Welbeck Road. A witness reported two men wandering round the Boyn Valley Road area, trying car door handles. The witness saw them open his car door outside of his house – BY UNKNOWN MEANS - and take something. The witness then confronted them and they handed back what they had taken - a couple of charger cables from the car. They then ran off towards Altwood Road. Ref. No: 43210422096 OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT: 16/9 Thursday 12.11 a.m.. Farm, Paley Street. 2 men jumped over a wall into the farm and have stolen two vehicles and drove them away. 1. A grey Ford Fiesta index MA ** KZP and 2. A black Ford Fiesta index MA ** KXW Ref. No: 43210423652 17/5 Friday 3.15 p./m. / 4.30 p.m. Braywick Road. Locked up bike stolen from outside the gym. A black Carrera Vengeance bik. Ref. No; 43210420980 |