Yet again another offer of something for almost nothing,except that you get nothing and they get the money.
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Garages have long been an easy target and over the weekend three were broken into (two in Fish Hoek and one in Noordhoek) and bicycles stolen. Another easy target are flats as burglars can do what they do so well without being seen from the street. [...] Fraud cases continue unabated and there were two interesting ones recently,both at Nedbank ATMs. The one at the Fish Hoek Main Road ATM had a “black” man who [...] Another old scam which came back last week to Longbeach Mall was one where someone pretends to pick up a bag in front of you and then hustles you aside,showing you money and asking if you want a division of the spoils. [...] A pretend man of God is back – he was in Fish Hoek earlier in the year but last week did his number in the Capricorn shopping centre. He poses as a prophet,talks religion,does praying. He sometimes has an accomplice who walks past, [...] If you work in a shop or restaurant,look out for a man who always does some complicated thing about getting change,always including offering a R200 note. He confuses people and then,when he is gone,they find they have been cheated out of some money. He is described as a “coloured” man,about [...] On Monday 8 November 2010,a slim young “coloured” man named Quentin,recently released from Pollsmoor,crossed the road and quietly opened 2m-high bolted gates in a property in Riverside Road,Silverglades,and sauntered into the property towards a bicycle parked in the garden. The homeowner opened the door whereupon [...] Two horse riders attacked at knifepoint near Noordhoek beach;“pretend”gardeners;a dodge car;and crime in general [...] A really big appeal not to leave your bins out on Sunday night. This creates a security risk. This week again houses in Montrose,Hilton and Peri left their bins out the night before – we know because a patroller kindly did a preventative patrol on Sunday night. On Monday morning she went out at [...] Alleyways,con men,Noordhoek beach and banks at the mall are among the important items this week when crime was concentrated around the Main Road area of Fish Hoek. [...] | Fish Hoek February 6,2012,7:03 am  Clear 23°Creal feel:19°C current pressure:101 mb humidity:60% wind speed:11 km/h NNW wind gusts:11 km/h sunrise:7:11 sunset:20:49 Forecast February 6,2012 day  Sunny 29°C wind speed:11 km/h NNW wind gusts:22 km/h night  Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms 19°C wind speed:7 km/h W wind gusts:18 km/h | |||||
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