Pensioners targeted by conmen
Wednesday 2nd April 2008, 11:39AM BST.
Bogus water board officials have stolen more than £400 from two pensioners in Telford.
The culprits struck yesterday. In the first incident, an 80-year-old woman, of Shelsy Court, Madeley, opened her front door at 11.45am to a man claiming he needed to switch off the water. A set of car keys and £80 were stolen.
Then at about 1.30pm, a 93-year-old man was at home in West Street, St Georges, when a man, again posing as a water board official, called. Minutes later he left and the victim realised £330 was missing.
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