I live on Rochester Road and the same guy came to me there a little while back, claiming he was staying in a house nearby and had locked himself out. He also said something about working with people in Masiphumelele - it seems to be part of his script (and would be completely irrelevant for someone who is actually locked out of their home). I recognised his voice over the intercom, because he came several times to my office on Lower Main Road and claimed that his vehicle "full of school children from Masiphumelele" had run out of petrol. Always, the vehicle and school children were somewhere far away out of sight, and he had no money, phone or ATM card on him. He was clearly scamming for money - no one has that bad luck with running out of petrol in the same place with the same long-suffering bunch of kids in tow.
When he came with the "locked out" story recently, and I thought he must be the same scammer, I asked him which house he lived in, as I know my neighbours pretty well. He was very evasive on this point. (On the corner. Which corner? What colour is the house? Um...) Then he tried claiming he knew "the guys" I live with. I told him his story didn't add up, to which he responded "why, aren't there any guys living there, is it just you" and I ended the conversation. Is he facing any charges arising from his scamming? I'm just wondering whether there is any point in calling Vetus Schola when he next pops up at one of our houses or offices, or do we just let him know that we are wise to his scams and he can move on? -- 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.
