Fraud / Deception (449)

Police would like to speak to the two men pictured in connection with two thefts at cash points in St Albans this month.

The incidents took place at the cash point outside Sainsbury's in Everard Close on Wednesday, July 7 and Friday, July 9 between the times of 5pm and 5.30pm.

In both cases the victim was distracted at the cash point and their card was taken.

Wiltshire Police are appealing for assistance in identifying the man pictured in connection with four incidents of deception this month.

In three of the incidents, a man paid for an item worth under £2 with a £50 note.

In the fourth incident in Ladbrokes, Swindon, he asked for some notes to be changed.

Police are appealing for information to identify a man who officers would like to speak to.

It follows a distraction burglary in Gilray Close, Lockleaze in Thursday July 15.

A ladder was taken from a nearby property and used to gain access to a window on the first floor.

Police are urging residents to be on their guard after an elderly man was conned into handing over more than £2,000 for four fake Persian rugs.

The 87-year-old victim was initially contacted by telephone on Tuesday, 13 July, by a man claiming to be a relation of someone he used to know.

Detectives at Tamworth are hoping these (CCTV) closed circuit televison images will help them track down a man who used a stolen credit card to buy goods from a supermarket.

The suspect is pictured using the card at Tamworth's Asda store on Monday 10 May.

The card had been stolen a few hours earlier during a burglary at a house in the Tinkers Green Road area of Tamworth.

Police have released CCTV images of men they want to speak to in connection with the theft of more than £16,000 of sports and music memorabilia.

The signed goods were ordered from a Romford-based company in February this year by a man who said he wanted them for a charity auction.

He asked for them to be sent to the Marriott Hotel, at Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon.

A former government administrator who stole more than a hundred thousand pounds was jailed for two years yesterday (14/7/10).

Police are continuing to appeal for assistance in tracing a man they would like to speak to in connection with a fraud inquiry.

The alleged fraud is now estimated to be worth in excess of £260,000 and to have affected more than 100 victims.

Police are appealing for information following a suspicious incident involving a suspected internet scam where goods are being purchased from well-known web sites using a fraudulent credit card.

The latest incident involved an unknown man approaching a householder on Highfield Road, Low Fell purporting to be a neighbour and asking the man to take delivery of a parcel for him.

Police in Andover have today released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a fraudulent incident.

The fraud occurred at around 9.20am on May 26 at a newsagent in the Chantry Centre.

Grampian Police is investigating the theft of several bank cards at an ATM machine at Great Western Road and School Road, Aberdeen between Thursday 1 and Saturday 3 July 2010.

The device attached to the ATM machine causes the card to be retained, subsequently stolen and used fraudulently.

Detective Constable Lesley Clark said:

Police in Camden are appealing for information and advising members of the public, and particularly those from the LGBT community, to be diligent when accepting drinks from strangers, after a man had his drink spiked and personal property stolen.

On Saturday, 5 June 2010 at approximately 03:00hrs, a 46-year-old man left a LGBT friendly venue on Charing Cross Road, WC2H.

Officers from the Operation RADAR team are warning residents in the South and West Lynn area to be vigilant following a suspicious incident which took place on Wednesday afternoon in Feltwell High Street.

Between 12:30 and 1pm on Wednesday 30 June 2010, two women called at property and sold a crochet table cloth to the elderly residents.

Wiltshire Police are appealing for assistance in identifying the man pictured in connection with an incident of theft and fraud.

At approximately 4.10pm on Thursday 4th March 2010, a man entered the Royal Bank of Scotland, Minster Street, Salisbury, handed over a cheque and passport to the cashier and requested £4,000 in cash from the account.

Police are appealing for assistance in tracing a man they would like to speak to in connection with a £100,000 fraud.

Haringey CID are investigating a number of reports of a scam in which the victims pay a deposit, or the full amount, for a holiday let advertised online.