We have had quite recently two seperate cases of a woman who approaches senior members of the Balsall Heath Community on both occasions at a bus stop and tells a tale of having had her universal credit stopped and her children being hungry and she is desperate. on both occasions both residents have believed what they are being told and have parted with sums of cash. The woman went onto form “friendships” with these residents and maintained her story of being desperate her benefits being cut her children suffering etc. Over a period of time they gave her quite large alarming amounts of money.
Needless to say they were being groomed to feel pity when she was infact a prolific drug user both her and her partner.Their promises to return the money were a lie, we would like to make as many people aware as possible of this type of behaviour please be vigilant and sceptical if you or anyone you know are approached with these pleas and claims for money.
Message Sent By Lorraine Whelan (Police, PCSO, Sparkbrook)
