Prolific Fraudster In Waikato
Prolific Fraudster In Waikato
15th January
2014
Hamilton Police would like to warn the public about a
prolific fraudster who
has returned to the Hamilton
area.
This person has over 250 previous fraud convictions
and is continuing to
offend.
Senior Sergeant Rupert
Friend stated that his normal pattern is that he
offers
members of the public seafood. He takes the money from them
on the
spot promising to return with it when the boat
gets in, he never returns with
the seafood. Usually he
says the boat is coming in to Raglan and his most
common
claim is that it is Crayfish he has for sale.
He often
targets commercial and retail premises claiming that it has
been
prearranged with a staff member who is not currently
there.
Please be alert to scams such as these and never
hand over money to a person
you don’t know, especially
on a promise that they will come back. Even if
they can
quote names of people who work at your premises it does not
mean
that they are legitimate.
We strongly believe that
there are other victims out there already, and would
ask
them to report the incident to the nearest Police Station or
phone 07
8586200 where you will be able to report it
directly via the Crime Reporting
Line.
Any additional
information can be passed to Sergeant Neil Fenwick of
the
Hamilton Investigation Support Unit.
End