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Southfield Safer Neighbourhood Team, Provident House, King Street W3 Our team is made up of the following members: Sergeant Helene Holloway PC Steve Murru PC Pete Deabreu PCSO Ikram Syed PCSO Rene Biro PCSO Jesse Rainey Dear residents We have recieved a letter from a concerned resident and we feel that it is a matter that you should be aware of: Hello i just had a call from something like the "crime research association" offering a free burglar alarm to selected properties in Valetta Rd. When pressed i was told that although the alarm was free there would be an unspecified monitoring charge. I then looked this up on the internet and discovered this has already been reported as a scam in different parts of the country: http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/rbnews/5041925.REDBRIDGE__Council_warns_of_burglar_alarm_scam/ http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2010/03/beware-free-burglar-alarm-offe.html The caller was particularly interested in finding out if i was over 80 and the above reports stress the elderly are targeted. Given there are a number of elderly residents in Valetta Rd would it be worth alerting people to the dangers of responding to this kind of call? Please be aware of the implications should you be offered this service. To contact us directly 0208 721 2946 Email: southfield.snt@met.police.uk In an Emergency call 999 For non Emergencies call 0300 123 1212 Confidential Anti -Terrorist Hotline 0800 789 321 Crime Stoppers - Anonymous Crime Reporting 0800 555 111 www.communitysafe.gov.uk