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Door-to-door criminals, the adaptation of old Scam (picture posed by model)

A coronavirus imposter breaks into the apartment of an 83-year-old woman, claiming he was "health and safety" and needed to verify assets.

The would-be thief demanded £220 from The Lady , the dementia and was following instructions to stay home in the midst of the outbreak.

is empty, after she told him she had only. 20p in the Bar with her

Trading standards officers say this is an example of how the scammers take advantage of the current crisis.

years old, doorstep crime and scams are currently being revised in order to steal from the people Left Alone and vulnerable by the coronavirus restrictions.

the community spirit

the cases of kindness within communities that still the vast majority of doorstep crime, but those at The Front say, there is an increasing risk of exploitation.

In the case of the 83-year-old woman, the cold caller knocked again at The Door , and Said they would be arrested if you do not let him in.

Trading standards officers Said the cases of doorstep crime and other scams have increased, and urged family and neighbors to look for the weak, if even from a reasonable distance. With only about 5% of the frauds reported to The Authorities , they are also encouraging people to come forward if they are attacked, so that the cases can be investigated.

the Other door of the crimes reported in recent weeks include:

Said the National trading standards (NTS), The Frontline of the UK consumer protection body, the thieves were also out shopping for the home supervised care for needy residents, but the theft of cash they were given

Louise Baxter, head of the NTS-fraud team, Said : "As people remain indoors to prevent the spread of Covid-life 19, criminals preying on people in precarious situations, isolated and alone.

"There has never been an important time for the neighbors, for themselves and others. "

The organization has previously warned that the members of the gangs, which could be used in such a crime, the victims of modern slavery themselves.

Some have taken their passports, ID and money, by the gang masters, the work they then have to pay them badly or not at all.

How To report a Scam

Trading standards officers, who are usually the victims, in addition to other support charities, and possibly also the police are stretched and are subject to social distancing policies to visit.

Katherine Hart , lead officer for doorstep crime in the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, Said that while the officers may not be able to visit us personally, you could examine and urged the people to crime. Without a complaint, no investigation can be started.

the officers were in the situation, Problem, advice from afar, and community forums play an important role in the issuance of warnings, She Said .

Scam texts like this, more and more

in addition to The Door -to-door crime, there were widespread warnings about the online, text and telephone scams, the use of coronavirus as a trigger, to try and get personal information to steal and drain bank accounts.

This series of unwanted E-Mails and texts purporting to be from utility companies asking for banks and other details, offers of refunds for cancelled holiday to a fake website. It suggests that the people were punished for leaving their homeland during the outbreak, playing on the fears of the people.

Many of the text-to imitate the news, The Authorities , and links to fake Websites or install malware on computers.

Katy Worobec, Director of economic crime in the banking trade body, Uk Finance , told BBC 5 Live's Breakfast, "that it would have helped" if the government is not a link in its coronavirus-advice-text-message to all in the UK.

"It has opened the floodgates to copy a little for cheaters, the idea," She Said .

personal finance, coronavirus lockdown measures, trading standards, fraud, coronavirus pandemic, money

Source of news: bbc.com