Category Archives: Crime Updates

More Scam Advice…. …..Recognise The Signs Of Scams

Would you be able to recognise if someone in your street had fallen victim to a scam? Criminals often target the most vulnerable people in our communities. Neighbourhood Watch has become a Friends Against Scams partner and is promoting the … Continue reading

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Yes – It Has Happened Today – Scammed in Whittlesey

Tomorrow I will be visiting a Whittlesey resident who has been scammed today, I will hopefully sort her computer out and put Anti-Scam & Spam software on her computer. I do this in my role as Chairman of Whittlesey NHW … Continue reading

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Friends Against Scams

Would you be able to recognise if someone in your street had fallen victim to a scam? Criminals often target the most vulnerable people in our communities. Neighbourhood Watch has become a Friends Against Scams partner and is promoting the … Continue reading

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House In Wisbech Shut Down

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Telephone Scam Alert

We have received a recent report from a CAPASP supporter and Good Neighbour that there is a very persistent new version of the HMRC and Mastercard telephone scams that I have recently alerted to you. The new version is an … Continue reading

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Scam – Scam – Scam Alert

Fraudsters Targeting Social Media Influencers Be Aware The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has received intelligence to suggest that fraudsters are contacting social media influencers, based in the UK and abroad, offering them the opportunity to market a bogus product, service … Continue reading

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More & More Scams

——— SCAM WARNING ——— Action Fraud has received 63 reports about a scam in which fraudsters target people with offers of “low cost” loans or “free” government grants. What the victims aren’t told is that the money they’ll receive is actually … Continue reading

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Burglaries in Wisbech – Robbers & Burglars are Very Mobile.

Police are appealing for more information after a series of burglaries in Wisbech. Over the last four months there have been 26 burglaries in the town with the majority taking place in June and July. Due to their close proximity … Continue reading

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The Little Book Of Cyber Scams #2

I/we have distributed around 1,000 of these booklets and they are available at Whittlesey Library Learning Centre…. Most of the information is still valid….   The Met Police have just launched version 2. At the moment it is only available … Continue reading

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Amnesty To Hand In Firearms

There’s still more than a week to hand over any unlicensed firearms and ammunition without fear of prosecution. The force is taking part in a national drive to reduce the number of unwanted firearms and ammunition that could potentially fall … Continue reading

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Remain Alert to Telephone Scam…Whittlesey Today

A new twist on a telephone scam. Just had a call from 01625 406867. A voice who sounded as if he originated from the Indian sub-continent garbled the name of his company and said he was ringing to let me … Continue reading

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Whittlesey & District NHW AGM

Last night the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Whittlesey & District Neighbourhood Watch took place at Grosvenor House (WTC Offices), we welcomed 13 members (42 NHW Schemes in operation throughout the area) – along with Sergeant Richard Lugg and PCSO … Continue reading

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