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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Burglary scam alert
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A man knocked on the victim’s door in the 500 block of Heards Ferry Road Mondy afternoon and told her he was hired to build a fence for her neighbor and wanted to know if she needed a fence as well. The suspect got the victim to walk outside and while she was outside a second person entered the residence. The victim’s husband came home and interrupted the suspect that had entered the house.
These kinds of burglary scams usually target the elderly or stay-at-home moms. The attempt is to get the homeowner out of the house or in a room while the second subject goes to the bedroom and takes jewelry, money, etc that can be carried way easily. The encounters are generally not violent but can turn quickly if confronted since the victim is out numbered.
Fence building, roofing, driveway repair or some other type of home repair or improvement is generally the story given to the victim.
Report suspicious cars and anyone soliciting business door-to-door, especially those without business permit badges displayed.
