False police officers apprehending … A false ERDF agent. This is the scenario of the new scam raging in Gironde, according to the site Actu.fr. Indeed, the gendarmerie of the department calls for the greatest vigilance of the inhabitants, following a “resurgence of thefts with use of false quality which has been developing for a few days”. How does this scam look like? A bogus agent shows up at the home of the potential victim, who happens to be an elderly person in most cases. The offender introduces himself as “an ERDF employee mandated to carry out checks on the electrical installation” and enters your home.
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There, two other individuals enter the scene: two fake police officers, who indicate wanting to arrest a criminal who poses as an ERDF employee in order to steal your savings and other valuables. “They apprehend the bogus employee, without hindrance, and then ask the panicked victim to check and show them if his savings are still in place,” said Actu.fr. The crooks wait while their victim returns with his goods: there, they seize the loot and run away.
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In its call for vigilance, the Gironde gendarmerie notably mentions the outfit worn by criminals. “This team comes dressed in effects that can pass for ‘official’ attributes: blue outfit for the fake ERDF employee, navy blue cap, a ‘Police’ armband and a metal badge in a leather pouch for the fake police officers. surgical masks. None is armed and they do not exercise violence, “said a Facebook post published by the gendarmerie.
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