CCTV released after attempted con at Bromsgrove pensioner's home
Police have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a conman tricked his way into a Halesowen pensioner’s home.
A man called at a property in Carters Lane saying he was there to collect VAT for some recent repairs.
The 82-year-old homeowner let him inside, as he owed a company some cash for fixing his roof earlier in November. But the would-be conman was forced to leave the house empty-handed after his intended victim questioned the amount quoted.
Home CCTV installed at the property caught the suspect on camera, and the tech-savvy pensioner handed the footage over to police at once.
Detective Constable Sean Lowe said: “The attempt to defraud this individual had some level of planning behind it and had the homeowner been more vulnerable the person responsible may well have been successful in stealing hundreds of pounds.
“Thankfully that is not the case, but I’m concerned that this individual may seek to target other more vulnerable members of the community.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Sean Lowe via email s.lowe@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org quoting 20DY/247607J/17.
