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13/06/2005
Bogus callers target elderly north Belfast couple
Police in North Belfast have issued a warning to elderly people to be on the alert for bogus callers after a couple in their 90s was swindled out of a sum of money last week.
Two men, one smartly dressed, approached the 95-year-old householder at his home at Castle Drive on Friday and offered to cut his hedge for £150. They demanded £50 upfront which they received before demanding a further £50 from the man’s wife, who is also in her 90s and disabled, and promised to return later to do the job. They never returned.
Anybody with any information about the incident or who knows of any similar incident is asked to contact police at York Road on 028 9065 0222 or call Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555111.
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Two men, one smartly dressed, approached the 95-year-old householder at his home at Castle Drive on Friday and offered to cut his hedge for £150. They demanded £50 upfront which they received before demanding a further £50 from the man’s wife, who is also in her 90s and disabled, and promised to return later to do the job. They never returned.
Anybody with any information about the incident or who knows of any similar incident is asked to contact police at York Road on 028 9065 0222 or call Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555111.
(MB)
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