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An aggressive con man has been ringing up local old folk and demanding immediate payment of up to £6k or else face being arrested and dragged off to jail. Hampshire Trading standards warn that the con man is telephone cold calling vulnerable residents and telling them that they had subscribed to some phoney-baloney telephone monitoring...
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A member of staff at the Nuffield hospital in Chandlers Ford had £600 withdrawn from her bank account after her bank card was stolen and she divulged her PIN number to the thief. Two members of the office staff at the Winchester Road hospital had their purses taken from their handbags by a sneak...
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Con men are targeting the elderly and infirm people locally warn Hampshire Trading standards. They have reported that Rogue Traders are cold calling on the telephone and at the doorstep in the Andover, Havant and surrounding areas of Hampshire offering to supply unsuitable mobility goods, stair lifts, adapted showers and beds at vastly inflated...
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A thieving con-man stole a woman’s purse from Eastleigh Health Centre then later telephoned the victim to ask for her cash card pin number. Police are releasing an e-fit image of a man they would like to speak to following the theft at the Newtown Road surgery in Eastleigh sometime between 10.45am and 11.15am.on...
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Police in Hedge End are urging homeowners to double check the credentials of tradesmen offering gardening services. It follows reports of rogue traders operating in the area. It appears older residents are being targeted in particular. Sergeant Barbara Hardcastle of the Safer Streets team based in Eastleigh said: “We would advise homeowners not to...
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A complaint made by Eastleigh’s Independent group of councillors alleging that Chris Huhne’s election expenses had been underreported has been kicked out by elections watch dog the Electoral Commission. The Independents had supplied a transcript of a secret audio recording of a Lib Dem party meeting in which Anne Winstanley, the party treasurer and...
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The council have issued a warning that con artists are trying to scam people into revealing their bank details over the phone with the promise of a council tax rebate: "A resident of the borough was recently contacted by someone claiming to be from the Council Tax Department of Eastleigh Borough Council. The resident...
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A formal complaint that has been lodged by the Independent Party of Eastleigh Councillors that calls in to question the validity of Last night’s election result in Eastleigh Central. Independent group leader Cllr Glynn Davies-Dear has submitted a formal complaint (reproduced below) to the returning officer. Eastleigh Central was won last night from Independent...
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Police are warning people to take extra care when using cashpoint machines (ATMs) after a new scam by thieves to try and get money from people came to light. There have been at least 25 known incidents in the past few weeks where a strip of plastics has been stuck on to the area...
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The council have issued a warning that con artists are trying to scam people into revealing their bank details over the phone with the promise of a council tax rebate: “A resident of the borough was recently contacted by someone claiming to be from the Council Tax Department of Eastleigh Borough Council. The resident...
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