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Briefings from your Local Policing Team

January 30th, 2012

Crime Trends

Approximately 950 litres of heating oil was stolen from a property in Vowchurch Common in the past two weeks.

Over 2000 litres of heating oil was stolen from a premises in Grafton Lane between 20th and 26th January.

A second hand generator in its box was stolen from Pontrilas between 2pm and 8pm last Friday 27th January. The Power Craft 850w generator was on display outside the auction salerooms during the viewing period prior to the sale the next day.

Scams

There is a very plausible scam doing the rounds at the moment, and we have had several reports in this area.

A person's e-mail address book is hacked into, and an e-mail is sent to everyone in that persons address book with a story that he/she is on a foreign trip and has been mugged and lost everything - money, passport etc. They are asking for money to be transferred to a bank account for the embassy in that country just so they can return home, and will pay the money back as soon as they return. As the e-mail comes from that person's e-mail, and is signed by them, many people have fallen for it.

www.actionfraud.org.uk/home  This is the Action Fraud website, where you can find out about all sorts of frauds and scams like the one described above, and where you can also report such frauds.

See another scam below, allegedly from BT Yahoo!

From: BT Internet Online Services
Subject: Account Verification
To:
Date: Friday, 20 January, 2012, 15:44

Account Verification

This is for your own safety to avoid the closure of your BT Yahoo! mail. You will have to verify your account by filling out your Log-in information below by clicking the reply button. We apologize for any inconvenience that this request may cause.

Full Name:
User ID:
Current Password:
Occupation:
Date of Birth:
Country of Residence:

After receiving the information requested you will be able to continue using your BT Yahoo! mail without hitches. Please do bear in mind that we reserve the right to close this BT Yahoo! account if this request isn't granted on time.

Thank you.
BT Yahoo! Customer Care.
Case number: 8941624
Property: Account Security

Copyright © 2012 BT Yahoo. All rights reserved

Unfortunately, the BT Yahoo! logo hasn't copied onto my e-mail, but is present when it arrives on your computer, making it look genuine!

Get Warm - Stay Warm

This is a project funded by the Department of Health to help reduce the effects of a cold home in Herefordshire this winter. If you know anyone in your neighbourhood that you think would benefit from some free assistance - cold weather packs, extra meals for vulnerable people, housing inspections to check for excess cold, heating provision etc, please get in touch and we will forward your concerns to the relevant partner agency.

On the subject of cold weather and possible snow and ice, we are very pleased to have our 4 x 4 back at Peterchurch, which will ensure that we will be able to reach all the isolated parts of our very rural patch, even in bad weather!

That's all for now

Golden Valley & Hereford Rural South Local Policing Teams 
PS 3236 Dave Boote dave.boote@westmercia.pnn.police.uk  
PC 2368 Chris Lea 07855 785080 
PC 2176 Wendy Powell 07811 131525
CSO 6173 Fiona Witcher 07779 141232
CSO 6366 James Cooke 07779 141223
CSO 6482 Katie Middleton 07779 141223
E-mail - goldenvalley.lpt@westmercia.pnn.police.uk 

Non emergency number 101 or 0300 333 3000

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