Postby Genieh » Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:44 pm
Last Saturday after shopping in Waitrose Balham and paying using their card / pin facility, I returned to my car parked in the car park. I started my car and was about to leave when a seemingly charming man tapped on my window and asked me to come and see the damage that had been done to my bumper. Whilst I was looking at the bumper which had marks I suspect had been there already ( this is London ) an accomplice must have entered the passenger door and removed my purse from my bag. They then hit our bank account big time. This was a very clever scam as I am assuming they noted my PIN number at the cash out and followed me into the car park. As they took the purse and not my bag I did not discover the theft immediately which allowed them time to make their withdrawals before I notified the bank. I don’t want anyone else to experience the upset and inconvenience I have had this week so please be on your guard. I am also very surprised that neither the police or the manager of Waitrose have showed much real concern about obviously skilled and experienced thieves operating in the area