Parking Meter Scam
I saw a lady post this on another site and thought i'd let others know just in case.
"I was approached by a woman this morning in Bramfield Road who asked me to help her with the parking meter as she could not read it properly. She had a five pound note in her hand and asked if I would pay with my card........to cut a long story short, whilst my card was in the machine another man appeared and said the machine was not working and had eaten his card earlier and that I should cancel the payment straight away. Somewhere in this interaction I assume my card was deftly removed by one of them but told by the man that it took him five minutes to get his card back - then they both seemed to disappear..... Realising I had been scammed (and feeling incredibly stupid!) I went straight to my bank and cancelled card. In that five to ten minute period, they had withdrawn a large sum of money at Alfriston post office. All reported to police but please everyone and I feel sad to say this but think twice before you help anyone with parking meters or cash points. I have reported this information to the police."
"I was approached by a woman this morning in Bramfield Road who asked me to help her with the parking meter as she could not read it properly. She had a five pound note in her hand and asked if I would pay with my card........to cut a long story short, whilst my card was in the machine another man appeared and said the machine was not working and had eaten his card earlier and that I should cancel the payment straight away. Somewhere in this interaction I assume my card was deftly removed by one of them but told by the man that it took him five minutes to get his card back - then they both seemed to disappear..... Realising I had been scammed (and feeling incredibly stupid!) I went straight to my bank and cancelled card. In that five to ten minute period, they had withdrawn a large sum of money at Alfriston post office. All reported to police but please everyone and I feel sad to say this but think twice before you help anyone with parking meters or cash points. I have reported this information to the police."
