Cold Callers
21/05/07 13:06 Filed in: Bottesford
Cold-callers allegedly working for a
charity are today reported as
targetting parts of Bottesford and yet they were
here only 2 months ago!. All residents of the
Belvoir Neighbourhood are advised to simply refuse
to deal with cold callers. This removes the
question of whether any identity documents offered
by the caller are genuine (most are very easily
fabricated), and ensures that no personal
information is given to the unknown caller
(e.g.
bank details in a direct debit mandate
which can easily be misused by an unscrupulous
person), or that the caller is
able to gain access to the house.
If a resident wishes to make a donation to a charity there are other, far safer & more reliable means of doing so than passing money or bank details to a cold-caller. Recently, hardly a week has gone by without an incident arising from cold callers being reported to the police in this Neighbourhood. Please take care; just send them away.
Brian Kelk
Principal Coordinator
Bottesford Parish Neighbourhood Watch
Tel: 01949 842241 Mobile: 07803 869843
If a resident wishes to make a donation to a charity there are other, far safer & more reliable means of doing so than passing money or bank details to a cold-caller. Recently, hardly a week has gone by without an incident arising from cold callers being reported to the police in this Neighbourhood. Please take care; just send them away.
Brian Kelk
Principal Coordinator
Bottesford Parish Neighbourhood Watch
Tel: 01949 842241 Mobile: 07803 869843