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REMEMBER
| POLICE - EMERGENCY - 999 | CRIMESTOPPERS - 0800 555 111 |
Ringing 999 from your mobile sometimes routes through the Staffordshire switchboard. Be careful when giving location instructions.
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PC ANDY McGILL - NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH OFFICE - 0845 7 444 888 -ext. 3253 |
Beware - Now that the Holiday season is upon us, avoid this 'scam' ..
HOTEL KEY CARDS - A Word of Warning
Ever wondered what is on an hotel magnetic key card?
According to the Pasadena Police Department it is:-
 | a. Customer's name |
| b. Customer's partial home address |
| c. Hotel room number |
| d. Check-in date and out dates |
| e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date! |
When you return the card to reception your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense.
Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time, the new guest's information is electronically "overwritten" on the card and the previous guest's information is erased in the overwriting process but until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT!
The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or estroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room or room wastebasket, and NEVER hand them in when you check out. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple scanning device card reader.
For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport waste bin. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip! If you have a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip several times. Then try it in the door, it will not work. It erases everything on the card.
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Previous announcements |
A 'Distraction Burgler' has been working our area.
A young man, smartly dressed, driving a very clean, shiny. black 4x4, and asking, with a 'Dutch' accent .. for directions .. to sell you Bulbs .. to sell you kitchen equipment .. etc, etc.STAY IN YOUR HOUSE - DO NOT LET HIM IN - NOTE THE VEHICLE NUMBER - REMEMBER HIS DESCRIPTION
THEN PHONE US OR THE POLICE
Michael Bird
777 728March 29th
A garden shed in Bluntington was recently broken into and an expensive lawn mower taken.
Prior to this a van was seen in the locality containing 'some rather suspicious characters' but - no registration number was noted nor any descriptions taken!I have had report of 'distraction burglaries' taking place close to 'our patch' so, if you have any concerns at all, please make a note of all you can, and phone it through to your Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator or to the Watch Officer.
Michael Bird
777 728Feb 8th.
A Neighbourhood Watch member was called recently by telephone by a lady purporting to be from BT.
She was offering greatly reduced telephone line rentals.
She asked for the member's bank details and, when told that they would not be disclosed, immediately terminated the call.
BT have confirmed that they just DO NOT operate that way.
In any case, BT usually have your banks details if you rent a line from them.The advice is NEVER to give out your bank or credit details over the telephone unless the caller in known to you.
Michael Bird
777 728
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"Ev'ning All !"
We are grateful for the co-operation of the following area co-ordinators _
| John Berrow Cindy Black Mark Edwards Barbara Evans Margaret Green Tom Grove Barbara Hurdman |
Dial Park Mustow Green Harvington Dorhall Drayton Road Morton Road Woodrow |
Mary Kearne Jeff Mason David Meredith Jo Powick Ann Ripper John Savage |
Worcester Road Bluntington The Holloway Hemming Way Brockencote Barnett Hill |
Michael Bird - Chairman 01562 777 728 michael.bird@which.net
Gillian Fry, Karen Bartleet & David Goodman - local Co-ordinators
Rosie Cheeseman - Contact 01562 700 780 tim@cheesemant.freeserve.co.uk
Geoff. Elwell - Contact 01562 700 548 geoffh@elwell.fsbusiness.co.uk
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