Yiewsley High Street incident
As a matter of urgency we wish to make you all aware of a scam that was brought to our attention recently.
This week an elderly female who has a disabled badge parked her car in Yiewsley High Street near to the GP surgery. A male approached the victim and told her that it was illegal to park on the single yellow line even with a disabled badge.
Later when she returned to her car, another male wearing what appeared like a black stab vest and a cap told her that she would get a fine for parking illegally. He made her tap her bank card on a portable machine and asked the victim for her card pin number.
Following this incident several fraudulent transactions were noticed in the victim’s bank account.
We would ask everyone to pay attention to anyone posing as enforcement officers in public and do not divulge your bank or personal information to anyone. These people are likely to act in groups. An enforcement officer in public should have identification and will not ask you to pay any fines on the spot.
Please report any suspicious activity to police and call someone you know if you are unsure.
If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: westdrayton@met.police.uk
Regards,
Jeff Jacob
PCSO
Email: westdrayton@met.police.uk
This week an elderly female who has a disabled badge parked her car in Yiewsley High Street near to the GP surgery. A male approached the victim and told her that it was illegal to park on the single yellow line even with a disabled badge.
Later when she returned to her car, another male wearing what appeared like a black stab vest and a cap told her that she would get a fine for parking illegally. He made her tap her bank card on a portable machine and asked the victim for her card pin number.
Following this incident several fraudulent transactions were noticed in the victim’s bank account.
We would ask everyone to pay attention to anyone posing as enforcement officers in public and do not divulge your bank or personal information to anyone. These people are likely to act in groups. An enforcement officer in public should have identification and will not ask you to pay any fines on the spot.
Please report any suspicious activity to police and call someone you know if you are unsure.
If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: westdrayton@met.police.uk
Regards,
Jeff Jacob
PCSO
Email: westdrayton@met.police.uk
