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Shipbourne 'Local Policing'
Antony Wiles PC8024 Contact
details:
email: 8024@kent.pnn.police.uk
phone: 01732 379391
Direct dial to Borough Green Police office - for non urgent matters,
information etc, which can wait until I am next on duty.
phone: 01732 771055
Police switchboard for all departments, police attendance and crime
reporting.
PCSO Mark Thomas
phone(mobile):
07772 226006 or office
number above. FOR EMERGENCIES DIAL 999 PC Wiles writes this month…
Scams and Cons – its surprising how many people fall
foul of these, perhaps it’s the thought however slim of making a bit of
money. The thought of getting rich seems to turn off the usual guarded and
careful approach to financial dealings and that is probably what the con
artist is hoping for.
There is a letter doing the rounds at the moment, I’ve had one myself. The
letter usually purports to be from a vice chairman in a Chinese bank
informing you that someone with the same surname as yours invested
millions in their bank, this has grown through careful investment. Then
the account holder died in a tragic accident in China leaving no next of
kin. The writer of the letter has sole access to the file and as you have
the same surname as the deceased he can arrange for the money to come to
you, suggesting for his troubles that the millions are split 50/50 between
you and him. Apparently it’s done all the time in Hong Kong and it’s the
opportunity of a lifetime. Is it heck, my guess is that if you respond to
the letter there will be a twist. It will be you handing over your money
to pay for this transaction to take place. You won’t see the millions or
your money again and Mr Lee will be happy with the couple of hundred you
have sent him for no more work than writing you a letter.
I came across another opportunity of a lifetime recently. This one has a
glossy website and literature and was very open about what it was doing.
It suggests that there is a housing crisis and more houses are needed. As
land for development is running out the government is going to have to
meet this crisis by freeing up other land for development. Here is your
opportunity to buy some of this land. The website makes it clear that
there is no current planning permission on this land and no certainty that
development will be allowed, it is a gamble, but one worth taking. I’m not
so sure, I will leave you to decide if this is a con or not. You could
just end up with a plot of land on which all you can do is graze a cow.
Antony Wiles PC8024
Borough Green
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PC Tony Wiles
PCSO Mark Thomas
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