Post by rosegriffin on Nov 3, 2014 10:24:33 GMT
A resident emailed me today to say that she has been badly caught by a person canvassing for roofing work.
The person did some outside work for her. She happened to mention that she wanted a new bathroom and the person offered to do the work at a really good price. However, he and the people he brought with him wanted to be paid cash on a daily basis and also cash for the supplies they needed to order (and it appears that not all the supplies paid for in advance were actually ordered)
A month later and over budget the work has not been completed. The builder is not returning calls. Quotes from other builders to complete the work are in the region of £2000. The resident has already paid out more than the first roofer/builder's original quote.
This sounds a lot like the scams occurring in Pitsea that Emma Spurr, our community police officer, was telling us about at the AGM.
The resident in the case above is a single parent family. The people who Emma told us about in Pitsea were all vulnerable elderly people.
Please see the recent thread about the scam we think we confronted in Westlake Avenue - were these three men knocking on doors to find out who were vulnerable people they could prey upon - e.g. people living on their own or elderly people?
If you are aware of any potential scams or scammers please warn us about it by registering for the forum and creating your own thread. I will of course create a thread if you do not wish to or I will come along to your house and show you how to register.
Rose
The person did some outside work for her. She happened to mention that she wanted a new bathroom and the person offered to do the work at a really good price. However, he and the people he brought with him wanted to be paid cash on a daily basis and also cash for the supplies they needed to order (and it appears that not all the supplies paid for in advance were actually ordered)
A month later and over budget the work has not been completed. The builder is not returning calls. Quotes from other builders to complete the work are in the region of £2000. The resident has already paid out more than the first roofer/builder's original quote.
This sounds a lot like the scams occurring in Pitsea that Emma Spurr, our community police officer, was telling us about at the AGM.
The resident in the case above is a single parent family. The people who Emma told us about in Pitsea were all vulnerable elderly people.
Please see the recent thread about the scam we think we confronted in Westlake Avenue - were these three men knocking on doors to find out who were vulnerable people they could prey upon - e.g. people living on their own or elderly people?
If you are aware of any potential scams or scammers please warn us about it by registering for the forum and creating your own thread. I will of course create a thread if you do not wish to or I will come along to your house and show you how to register.
Rose