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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/166873#msg-166873</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (longlaner)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[This guy was back in action tonight. Unfortunately I didn't get a good look at him, but the spiel was the same as in days gone by: &quot;Do you live round here? My name's Ali and I work at Principles&quot; etc.]]></description>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95684#msg-95684</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Laphroaig)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Aw, man, that guy in the link Al.W. posted is definitely my guy. Captain Panic, eh? He is good, I'll give him that.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:08:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95682#msg-95682</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (longlaner)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The scam has been around for years, but the personnel change.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:36:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95678#msg-95678</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Al.W)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[been around for years:<br />
<br />
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/6210]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:04:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95672#msg-95672</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (longlaner)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[So the £35 I was originally asked for (see initial post at the start of this thread) would buy four bags of heroin, perhaps? Or a gram of heavily stepped-on coke?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:57:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95670#msg-95670</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (scooter)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[£10 is just the amount you need for a bag of heroin. Unfortunately its these scammers who make you not trust anyone.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:54:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95663#msg-95663</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (applegarthgal)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[i]I was tackled by a girl of about 20 outside Waterloo station late one evening last month. She was in floods of tears, had been kicked out by her boyfriend and wanted a tenner to get the train home to Sevenoaks.[/i] <br />
<br />
I too have been approached by this girl with the same story... when I said I was a student and didn't have any money to give her, she called me a b**ch and hoped I would fail my course!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:35:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95656#msg-95656</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Sidney)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[i]I suspect it was a scam but on the other hand I hope someone would help me if I were ever in such a situation, and £2 isn't much. (Though I admit I'm somewhat tempted to drop into The Rose and see if he's there.)[/i]<br />
<br />
He could have been in there. They charge £4 for a pint of Guiness &amp; a packet of chrisps]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:14:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/95644#msg-95644</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Laphroaig)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I was stopped on Weston Street this afternoon by an middle-aged Irishman who first asked if I spoke English, then told me a story about his boss's van having left and his wife being moved from St. Thomas to another hospital, and he'd give me his mobile to hold and be back in 20 minutes and repay me if I could only give him £4 so he could go to the other hospital. Being a long-time city resident I was suspicious, and trying to assess his story (he was very convincing), when a young man came up and said &quot;My wife found £2 in her purse&quot; and gave it to him. I ponied up my £2 and went on.<br />
<br />
I suspect it was a scam but on the other hand I hope someone would help me if I were ever in such a situation, and £2 isn't much. (Though I admit I'm somewhat tempted to drop into The Rose and see if he's there.)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:58:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93251#msg-93251</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (AndyABC)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[On current prices, it sounds like he might have been trying to fill up his car....]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:07:14 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93246#msg-93246</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (longlaner)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[£200 to get back to Scotland? Was the guy travelling first class?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:02:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
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      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Plum)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Not sure I'd want them teaching my children!<br />
<br />
Anyway, on a lighter note, Mr P once lent a guy in a phone box £200 to get back to Scotland, he got it back a week later plus £20 and a thank you note.<br />
<br />
I lent a guy £20 for cab fare to Eltham from the west end and got it back two days later plus a bouquet of flowers.<br />
<br />
I was pick pocketed in Soho and a mini cab driver brought me home on the promise that I would pay him back once the bank was open (it was a Friday night) on Monday I sent him £20 for a £12 fare and a thank you note - I don't know what I would have done without him!<br />
<br />
Anyway, i guess what I'm saying is beware of con-artists but don't dismiss people out of hand, sometimes the human race can surprise you (even when your friends tell you you're crazy to help out!)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:55:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93222#msg-93222</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Tolstoy)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hostage negotiation.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:52:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93219#msg-93219</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (graham)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Sales, pr, marketing, office politics, counseling, acting, meja, teaching... other suggestions?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:18:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93217#msg-93217</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (longlaner)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Estate agency.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:57:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93211#msg-93211</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Boss St Bloke)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[..doing what?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:03:54 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93210#msg-93210</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (graham)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The crazy thing is, that the skills needed to play a successful con like this would be so useful.. what I'm saying is that if the scammeres were to get a 'straight' job, they could do really well.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:01:32 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/93202#msg-93202</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (SandyPandy)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[A gent knew what he was doing when he came into our church after the service when there were just a few old ladies left inside and pleaded for £50 to pay to get his car unclamped and,of course,he'd be straight back with the money for them.These old dears clubbed together to help out,well,after having had a soul-searching sermon how could they dare take the risk of not helping a fellow human in distress? I groaned when I heard what had happened,me being rather more streetwise than these citizens of a bygone age,bless them. Wouldn't it have been great to be able to report that he returned their money with a bunch of flowers and grateful thanks? Absolutely right,he didn't do this,of course but one doesn't like to lose faith too frequently,it's upsetting,huh?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:13:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/92823#msg-92823</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (jonnyp42)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[quote longlaner]I was approached the other night by a guy who claimed he was called Ali and owned a local dry cleaners (Principles on Crosby Row). He asked me to lend him £35 to get his car unclamped, and told me he'd give the money back when he opened his shop up the following day. As I know the people who run Principles, I recognized this as bogus. However, I've since spoken to the guys at Principles and it transpires this character has tried this scam on eight or nine people over the last few months. Beware![/quote]<br />
<br />
You should report this to the police. They'll probably know who it is anyhow...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:06:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/92654#msg-92654</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (JayBee)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of years ago, when I lived in Battersea, I was asked by a gentleman of the road for, &quot;sixpence for a cup of tea, govenor&quot;.  I duly obliged and he said, &quot;Coffee's a shillin'&quot;]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:09:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/92649#msg-92649</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (The Mapmaker)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Colinio, I just don't bother stopping for those who are so cheap.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:58:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
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      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (mac)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Strangely enough, I was stopped outside Waterloo station last year by a young woman who claimed to have been mugged and needed £7 I think it was to get back to Sevenoaks! I was quite taken in at first - she was quite an actress -  and offered to call the police but (obviously) she said no, she just wanted to get home. I became suspicious and refused at which point she tutted and stormed off. What with the rising cost of train travel the fare to Sevenoakes must have gone up for £7 to £10!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:20:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
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      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (SandyPandy)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I guess that the tearful lady who so briefly touched Longlaner's big softy heart was something to do with our huge drug problem around this area. Perhaps &quot;Sevenoaks &quot;is an secret code word for a hard-line drug and she is trying to get her boyfriend on to them ? This young lady has gone up market,she is usually around asking for the price of a cup of tea,no doubt hoping that you'll give her an even amount to add a drop of cocaine to the cup (or ought I now to refer to it as &quot;Sevenoaks&quot;in a conspiratorial whisper ?)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:21:24 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
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      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (longlaner)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I was once asked for £400 &quot;for petrol&quot; by a man in a Mini who claimed he knew me from my (non-existent) days as an Ibiza &quot;face&quot;. But that was in W11, where, I suppose, there lurk a few Nathan Barleys willing to part with £400 in return for the buzz of being mistaken for someone cool. I didn't cough up. But the chap I bumped into on Tennis Street the other evening has apparently had quite a bit of success with his spiel.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:23:43 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
      <link>http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/92452/92510#msg-92510</link>
      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Colinio)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[People only ever ask me for 50p or £1... I thought I was quite well-dressed but there you go!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:43:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
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      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (The Mapmaker)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I was tackled by a girl of about 20 outside Waterloo station late one evening last month.  She was in floods of tears, had been kicked out by her boyfriend and wanted a tenner to get the train home to Sevenoaks.<br />
<br />
Being suspicious by nature, but not impervious to sob stories, I had a word with her for a couple of minutes.  She rapidly ceased being upset as we talked, but her perfectly placed tears continued to surround her eyes.  I concluded that the &quot;tears&quot; were makeup and sent her on her way - at which point she swore at me for being uncaring.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:55:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Scammer, Long Lane area</title>
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      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (Boss St Bloke)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yes, similar scam going on around Queen Elizabeth Street - guy asked me for some cash to free his clamped van full of food. Said he was a chef at the Bengal Clipper - he would give me my money back at the Clipper and free meals. Any stranger who asked you for cash (missed my last train, need to free my van, etc.) walk away.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:45:43 +0100</pubDate>
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      <author>forum@london-se1.co.uk (longlaner)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I was approached the other night by a guy who claimed he was called Ali and owned a local dry cleaners (Principles on Crosby Row). He asked me to lend him £35 to get his car unclamped, and told me he'd give the money back when he opened his shop up the following day. As I know the people who run Principles, I recognized this as bogus. However, I've since spoken to the guys at Principles and it transpires this character has tried this scam on eight or nine people over the last few months. Beware!]]></description>
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