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VILLAGE NEWS
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH (NHW)
PARCEL MULE
This scam is a new one to me, picking someone to be
targeted to become a ‘’Parcel Mule ‘’ as part of a re-
shipping scam, which results in the victim handling
stolen goods and losing out financially.
Victims are predominantly recruited through job adver-
tisements and dating websites where you are persuad-
ed to have items delivered to your address, and to pay
for postage before sending the items elsewhere. Vic-
tims are contacted through Freelancer websites and
invited to become a ‘’Freight Forwarder’’ as an em-
ployment opportunity. The work is advertised as pro-
cessing packages and forwarding them to clients.
The items being delivered have been purchased
through fraudulent means, including the use of stolen/
fraudulently obtained cards. The items being delivered
are often pieces of electrical equipment or high value
goods such as trainers, perfume and the latest
phones.
How To Protect Yourself.
Do not agree to receive packages at your ad-
dress for someone that you do not know and
trust.
Be cautious of unsolicited job offers or opportu-
nities to make easy money.
When accepting a job offer, verify the company
details provided to you and check whether they
have been registered in UK
Be wary of someone that you met online who
asks you to send money or to receive items .
Protect your privacy and do not give your per-
sonal details to someone that you do not know
and trust.
Callers should use 101 to report less urgent crime or
disorder, to contact the police with a general enquiry
or to speak to a local officer.
If the incident is recognised as an emergency, the op-
erator or police call handler will put the caller through
to 999.
Your village NW Coordinators are:
Clive Williams 811828
Richard West 811467
THE FRIENDS OF BUCKDEN TOWERS
Diary Dates
: Our annual Beetle Drive is on Friday
20
th
November in the House, starting at 8.00 p.m. In
addition to the games of beetle (which were much
enjoyed by those who came last year – it’s light
hearted, and very sociable) there will be mince pies,
mulled wine and a raffle. Everyone is welcome, in-
cluding non members. There will be a small charge
of £1.00 per person.
The ever popular Quiz Night will be on 4
th
March next
year, so put it in your diary now.
The new floor in the Kings Room will have been com-
pleted by the time this goes to print. This will be a
welcome improvement as the floor had been getting
quite dilapidated.
Work is continuing on the viewing platform in the
Knot Garden. It is quite a slow job, in part because it
is being completely rebuilt and in part because it is a
restricted working area, which limits the number of
people who can help. All the main uprights are now
in position and we hope to have completed fitting the
cross beams in the next 2 weeks. The next job after
that will be putting the roof on which is likely to be the
trickiest part of the work.
Our thanks are due to Crusader Scaffolding who
have very kindly lent us the scaffolding and planking,
free of charge.
The garden itself has looked very good this year de-
spite the cold and wet summer. Some replanting is
planned for this winter and if anyone would like to
spend a couple of hours gentle gardening in good
company, volunteers are always welcome. Come
along on a Tuesday morning at about 10.30.
John Thelwall, Chair
BUCKDEN WI
Terry and his popular Music Quiz
rolled back into Buckden for our
September meeting. This was
much enjoyed, except for the
round on how much we knew
about the W.I.
Not much it turned out! All teams had
kept their jokers to play on the round featuring 60s
music. What can that possibly indicate?
We host the other members in our Group on the
15
th
and members were asked to assist the commit-
tee in making this a good evening, Kathy Brown will
be our speaker.
At our next meeting, on October 6
th
, we will welcome
Mavis Campion who is involved with a charity en-
couraging motivation for the disabled.
The Competition is for a wheeled item (it is not ex-
pected that you bring your husband’s ride-on lawn
mower, please think long and hard about this one)
See you there!
Enquiries Judith Armitage 01480 811717.
Buckden Surgery Patients’ Association
200 Club Prize Winners
September 2015 Draw
£100 No. 99
Mr & Mrs D Buckenham
£25
No. 25
Mrs K Dean
£25
No. 90
Mrs G Gibson
£25
No. 103 Mr AG Tomkins
£25
No. 127 Mrs M Bennett