A scammer posing as a postman has prompted police to issue a warning. A man wearing impersonating a Royal Mail worker has been knocking on doors in the Rhos on Sea area. North Wales Police issued the warning through its community safety central team warning residents of a “suspicious man”. …
Read More »Royal Oak residents warned about mail fraud scam
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Royal Oak police are urging residents to be extra cautious of a mail fraud scam. The scam involves a mailed letter, reportedly from a banking institution, alleging the recipient is the beneficiary of an inheritance. The fraudulent letter claims the recipient shares the same last name …
Read More »Great Train Robbers stole £2.6m – then played Monopoly with loot in hideout
The signal was red at Sears Crossing. Bringing his train to a halt, driver Jack Mills had no idea that it was fake. And that red signalled danger as a ruthless gang of robbers prepared to strike… Confused, his co-driver David Whitby climbed out of the train to ring the …
Read More »Prince William gives a speech during the meeting of the United for Wildlife Taskforces
The Duke of Cambridge continued his busy week of royal engagements by making a speech at St James’s Palace today. Prince William, 37, who is the president of United for Wildlife, attended a meeting of the United for Wildlife Taskforces in London on Tuesday. This is the second engagement in …
Read More »Company sends new camera to student who fell foul of online scam
A student who lost his camera after falling foul of an online scam is delighted after being given a new one. Jay Stocks had been left without his camera after selling it on Gumtree to what he thought was a genuine buyer – only for it to turn out the …
Read More »Student stunned after Post Office REFUSE to give him back his camera – and then say police can’t have it either
A student who was targeted by fraudsters when trying to sell his camera is unable to get it back because the Post Office is refusing to return it. Jay Stocks, 17, tried to sell his camera on Gumtree and took it to his local Post Office to send it off …
Read More »Student selling camera online realises he’s been scammed – but Post Office won’t hand parcel back
A student who fell foul of fraudsters while selling a camera tried to get his parcel back from the Post Office before it was sent – but was refused. Jay Stocks, 17, thought that he was selling a camera to someone on Gumtree earlier in the week, and took it …
Read More »SPORTS AGENDA: The BBC won’t own up to getting rid of Mark Pougatch
Given their ludicrous obsession with attracting young audiences, perhaps it should come as no surprise that the BBC’s press office have apparently begun to act like Pinocchio. On December 22, Sports Agenda asked the broadcaster if it was true that Mark Pougatch was to become the latest departure as part of …
Read More »Cruel thief ransacked Hull Royal Infirmary staff room then fled in nurse’s stolen car
A cruel thief stole a nurse’s car while she looked after Hull’s “sick and needy”, a court heard. Ashley Taylor, 29, was traced following a raid on staff room lockers at Hull Royal Infirmary where he stole three sets of car keys, a coat and then used a nurse’s car …
Read More »From love-rat conmen to hackers and a crooked headteacher – Birmingham’s worst fraudsters of 2019
They are the biggest Birmingham fraudsters of 2019. The rogue’s gallery includes a crooked couple who defrauded the Royal Mail by ‘washing’ used stamps and selling them on eBay. Then there was the ‘crash for cash’ fraudsters who engineered a 50mph pile-up on the M6 in a bid to win …
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