Energy Price Cap announcement: Watch Martin Lewis explain what it means for your electricity and gas bills this winter
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  • RFWRFW Forumite
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    I can't see anywhere that the police have been informed.
    It may well be a pattern of someone repeating the same offence or just a one off.
    The police would have more idea of that and would be able to reassure or advise on any possibilities of a resulting robbery.
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    RFW said:
    I can't see anywhere that the police have been informed.
    It may well be a pattern of someone repeating the same offence or just a one off.
    The police would have more idea of that and would be able to reassure or advise on any possibilities of a resulting robbery.

    If the OP tried to pass these over the counter in a Post Office, wouldn't the Post Office be under a duty to report it to the police immediately?  They're hardly likely to tell the OP "Sorry sir, I'm afraid you can't pay this £600 in as it's counterfeit.  Why not try one of the charity shops down the road?" and leave it at that, are they?
  • RFWRFW Forumite
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    RFW said:
    I can't see anywhere that the police have been informed.
    It may well be a pattern of someone repeating the same offence or just a one off.
    The police would have more idea of that and would be able to reassure or advise on any possibilities of a resulting robbery.

    If the OP tried to pass these over the counter in a Post Office, wouldn't the Post Office be under a duty to report it to the police immediately?  They're hardly likely to tell the OP "Sorry sir, I'm afraid you can't pay this £600 in as it's counterfeit.  Why not try one of the charity shops down the road?" and leave it at that, are they?
    You're obviously more informed than I am.
    From the opening post you managed to discover that the OP was reported to the police by the Post Office and subsequently interviewed, presumably under arrest. I do find it odd that that wasn't mentioned in the post but I don't have your foresight.
    I'm surprised the police didn't manage to reassure them about any possible future burglaries during the interview.

    I could have been referring to the fact that the OP was a victim of fraud and didn't mention whether the police had been informed about it. Next time I'll wait for you to respond so I can check any missing information.




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