Report of doorstep fraud

Report of doorstep fraud

Resident,

Police are urging members of the public to be vigilant following a report of doorstep fraud.

The incident took place on 16th October in the Riddings area.

A male attended an address and rung the intercom. The occupants have opened the door as they were expecting a family member to visit. The male has entered the property, he claimed to work for Careline and was attending the address in order to instal some alarms.

The occupants were not expecting the male or and had not been contacted by careline to notify them that they would be sending a representative to the address.

The male went in several rooms in the property before leaving.

If you can help or have any other information, please contact us with reference 26*629129 via the following methods- 

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.

You can also report fraud via the Report Fraud website at https://www.reportfraud.police.uk

Always phone 999 in an emergency.