[obsnw] Re: suspect appeal

2011-02-16 Thread debra
this sounds like the same con reported on the 14th jan - see the posts re. "con artist pretending to collect for st anne's home". she makes a fast getaway because not only is she a fake but she has already been taken in by the police at least once. woodstock police have asked the public to call t

[obsnw] Re: suspect appeal

2011-02-16 Thread Biddy Greene
I'd remembered about the St Agnes story - that's what alerted me. I checked straight away to see if it was in Dreyer Street. As she walked away I realised I'd not noticed the size of her frontage, so maybe this is a different person on the same gig. But maybe I just didn't notice. I'd definitely r

[obsnw] Re: suspect appeal

2011-02-16 Thread Mallix
Ah yes, that's the one! St Agnes - def her. Will get a pic of her next time :) On Feb 16, 1:15 pm, ni...@limescales.co.za wrote: > Oh no... She caught me one evening too, saying she was collecting for st > agnes home in woodstock who were having a fair the next day. Even said there > was an anno

Re: [obsnw] Re: suspect appeal

2011-02-16 Thread nicky
Oh no... She caught me one evening too, saying she was collecting for st agnes home in woodstock who were having a fair the next day. Even said there was an announcement in the tatler. She said she lived in obs ... Yes, I stupidly fell for it ... She must be doing quite well! Sent from my BlackB

[obsnw] Re: suspect appeal

2011-02-16 Thread Mallix
Also had her at my place - she was collecting for a "carnival" at a school across the road from the Biscuit Mill. On Feb 16, 10:10 am, Biddy Greene wrote: > Yesterday (Tues) late afternoon a very pleasant-looking youngish woman > appeared at our gate with a piece of paper - presumably a list to >

[obsnw] suspect appeal

2011-02-16 Thread Biddy Greene
Yesterday (Tues) late afternoon a very pleasant-looking youngish woman appeared at our gate with a piece of paper - presumably a list to sign. She said she was Saskia and that she teaches at Dreyer Street School. "The school is going through difficult financial times," she said, "and I'm collecting