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26/08/2002
Police issue warning over bogus callers
Police have warned householders to be wary after a bogus caller tried to gain entry to a pensioner's house in Belfast yesterday.
An elderly pensioner was in her Cromac Street home yesterday afternoon when a man claiming to be from the Water Service called at her door. The pensioner refused him entry when he could not provide any identification.
Initial inquiries with the Water Service suggest that the man was a bogus caller.
Police have asked for householders, and particularly the elderly, to be vigilant and to demand identification from people purporting to represent public agencies.
If there are any doubts, householders are advised to use the police emergency 999 number.
There have been a number of similar incidents of late. The most recent incident of this kind occurred last week, when an 82-year-old pensioner in north Belfast had a substantial amount of money stolen after she let a man into her home who claimed to be investigating a water leak.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222.
(GMcG)
An elderly pensioner was in her Cromac Street home yesterday afternoon when a man claiming to be from the Water Service called at her door. The pensioner refused him entry when he could not provide any identification.
Initial inquiries with the Water Service suggest that the man was a bogus caller.
Police have asked for householders, and particularly the elderly, to be vigilant and to demand identification from people purporting to represent public agencies.
If there are any doubts, householders are advised to use the police emergency 999 number.
There have been a number of similar incidents of late. The most recent incident of this kind occurred last week, when an 82-year-old pensioner in north Belfast had a substantial amount of money stolen after she let a man into her home who claimed to be investigating a water leak.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222.
(GMcG)
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