The yank has been doing the rounds for years -- he took me for R20 outside N1 City about 6 years ago and a friend for similar in town a year or so before that. Marthinus
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 7:05 PM, David Raphael <[email protected]> wrote: > *Rosebank** NW reports:* > > *The "**famous Dr Cohen", or** whatever alias he is now using, is back. > He has been operational for years, from Woodstock to Newlands and beyond. > T**here is a very, very smart looking white man doing the rounds and > trying to trick people out of cash. He is well spoken and very well > presented. He claims to be a doctor living in the area who has locked > himself out of his home. He would like to use the phone in order to contact > a lock smith. Whilst on the phone there is talk of cash and amounts and the > fact that the locksmith needs money up front. Thus he sets himself up to > “borrow” money.** **He is very good at “his job” and name drops. *** > > *I must admit that I “lent” money the other day to a well spoken young > American backpacker with a good story at the St Peter’s Square Pick’nPayand > have not heard from him. > *** > > *Take care,* > > * * > > *David* > > *David Raphael** **072 065 7223 * > > *Chairperson* > > *OBS NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH* > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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