NO CRIME TO REPORT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
NO BURGLARIES
AND
NO CARS BROKEN INTO
NEXT: FROM ROSIE AT THE ‘PEOPLE TO PLACES’ CHARITY – THEY NEED MORE DRIVERS PLEASE:
People to Places provides accessible community transport and shopmobility services to ensure that individuals in the Royal Borough with mobility needs, can travel wherever and whenever they want.
Hi Jeff
Hope you’re well.
Please can you publicise our ‘People to Places’ volunteer recruitment event on Wednesday 4th May 11am-1pm at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL6 4PF.
There will be complimentary hot drinks, some nibbles and a friendly chat about – what we do, training and support opportunities and most importantly – how you can help us to make a real difference in our community
I also really in desperate need of volunteer minibus drivers. if anyone needs more information, they can contact me. They will need
A D1 category Driving Licence (this allows you to drive minibuses).
Good Communication skills and – very importantly
A can do attitude !
If anyone has some spare time on their hands and would like help their local community – PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.
Kind regards
Rosie Sansom,
Volunteer Co-ordinator – People to Places
2nd Floor, Unit 4, SC House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4UB
RSansom@people2places.org.uk01628 587 927
www.people2places.org.ukCRIME
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.orgMAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralgeographical@thamesvalley.police.ukNO CRIME TO REPORT
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestgeographical@thamesvalley.police.ukBISHAM, 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.ukBOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK
NO CRIME TO REPORT
OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT
MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:
From Dawn:
Hi Jeff.
I'm sure you get these emails daily, but it's always good to remind people to be vigilant.
I received a call from a young-sounding man with a northern (possibly Newcastle) accent, around 7pm on Monday purporting to be from 'Nationwide Fraud Protection Team'
He told me that they had intercepted an attempt to use my debit card and he gave me the last four numbers – which were correct. The offenders had tried to use my card spending £10 at Circuit Launderette. He wanted to check whether this was this me ? It wasn't.
He then said that he needed to put a block on my card and he even confirmed my postcode. He seemed to have a lot of information about me. I did not volunteer the information !
In order to block my account, he needed to go through my security with me. He said he needed this, to confirm I am who I say I am, so he asked for my Date of Birth, which I stupidly gave him this.
He then wanted numbers 1,3 & 5 of my bank passcode.
At that point, I said I would call him back, as I had no idea that he, was who he said he was ! In response, he said he would send a secure message to me, with the phone number to get back in contact with him.
I said no thank you - I will google the number ! I did that and spoke with the building society fraud dept., who confirmed that this was an attempted scam.
Whilst I was on the phone to the real building society fraud team. I received a text message, from the scammer, looking like the genuine building society – to whom I was talking, which stated 'A new device - Akib's iPhone - has just signed into your building society App. Please let us know if this was not you 01206700179 ?’.
This message was not from the real building society fraud team, but the fraudsters.
The real building society were wonderful, they confirmed that no access had been achieved, they blocked all my accounts for me and cancelled my card. They also and helped me reset my passcode - just in case.
I am not frail, nor vulnerable but it is scary how convincing these people can be!
Just thought I'd share to warn and protect other people !
Dawn
Many thanks Dawn. It is scary how good and convincing these people are. The threat of someone scamming our cards, always catches us off guard, particularly if someone is offering to help and protect us – even though they are lying to us and want to steal our life savings !
Dawn did exactly the right thing. NEVER DIVULGE PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANYONE THAT COLD CALLS – YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE. EVEN IF THEY SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU. Put the phone down, find the number to call back from another source – never the one they give you and check – just as Dawn did.
