{"id":31968,"date":"2019-02-08T13:33:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T13:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31968"},"modified":"2019-02-08T13:33:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T13:33:31","slug":"penarth-police-chase-after-elderly-hand-over-20000-in-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/08\/penarth-police-chase-after-elderly-hand-over-20000-in-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Penarth police chase after elderly hand over \u00a320,000 in scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN 18-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with a series of alleged scams targeting vulnerable, elderly residents in Penarth and Cardiff.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe man was arrested near Windsor Road, Penarth, following a chase involving at least 12 officers and a helicopter.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nPolice said three elderly victims were tricked yesterday by an organised group of \u201cextremely callous and convincing individuals\u201d into handing over roughly \u00a320,000.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nDetective Chief Inspector Mark Lewis said: \u201cI cannot stress enough how sophisticated and well-rehearsed these scammers are, and any one of us could fall victim to their con if we are not vigilant.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31996\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31996\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31996\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Police-station-windsor-road.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Police station on Windsor Road, near where the suspect was arrested<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPenarth has a much higher proportion of affluent, elderly people than elsewhere in Wales and this has attracted the attention of organised gangs.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe con involves criminals, who are believed to be operating from London, calling older people and pretending to be police officers.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nOnce they gain the victims&#8217; trust they persuade them to go to a local bank and withdraw a large amount of cash which is then handed over to a courier who disappears.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThis is not the first time that Penarth has been targeted by these types of criminals.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nLast year one woman was conned out of \u00a320,000 by three different\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-45272156\">scams<\/a>.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nPolice said there had also been two suspicious phone calls reported at the beginning of this week.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAs a result of those calls, they spoke to banks in Penarth to warn them that scammers were operating in the area and to be aware of elderly people taking out unusually large sums of money.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nInspector Andy Rice said: \u201cI will personally be very angry if we find out that the victims withdrew money from banks in Penarth because we have already warned them to be vigilant.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBanks are encouraged to ask vulnerable customers if they are drawing the money out by choice, of if they are being coerced.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nPenarth town councillor Mark Wilson said: \u201cThere are lots of clubs and institutions in Penarth where elderly residents meet and the police should go to these places and warn people to be wary of these types of calls.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cLots of elderly people who are isolated and lonely probably welcome a friendly phone call.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31998\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31998\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31998\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Penarth-town-centre.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Banks in Penarth are warned to be aware of vulnerable customers<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe police do not think this is the last time Penarth will be targeted.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nInspector Rice said: \u201cA lot of people like to talk about the problem of drugs, but this is a much, much bigger problem for the people of Penarth.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cIt is also very possible that there are other victims out there that have lost money who aren\u2019t even aware they are victims.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe police said that they would try and meet with elderly care organisations, as well as groups such as Meals on Wheels, to help engage with isolated people who can be hard to contact.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nInspector Rice said however: \u201cThe key to stopping this lies with the banks and getting them to be more aware of possible victims.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Police have been investigating this type of scam as part of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ageuk.org.uk\/globalassets\/age-cymru\/documents\/policy\/scams-summit-presentations\/wasp-summit-september-2018-tarian.pdf\">Operation Signature<\/a>\u00a0and urge anyone who receives a suspicious call to ring 101.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN 18-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with a series of alleged scams targeting vulnerable, elderly residents in Penarth and Cardiff.\u00a0\u00a0 The man was arrested near Windsor Road, Penarth, following a chase involving at least 12 officers and a helicopter.\u00a0\u00a0 Police said three elderly 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