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"If you are concerned, you can telephone your local Fire and Rescue Service to check they are genuine. You will not be asked for any money, so be aware of callers offering to carry out the above for a small charge, they will be bogus."


http://www.fireservice.co.uk/safety/hfsc


They do home visits - I'd still just say I don't have any smoke alarms and look at their eyes.

I don't think it's a scam as they knocked on my door and had a box of smoke alarms to fit. Also gave me information on preventing a fire and also had official paperwork to leave with me to prove they had been. As it's free if you have no smoke alarms I would let them in!

There may well be a scheme where genuine Fire Personel will visit and fit for free Smoke Alarms..


However there may also be Scammers taking advantage of such a scheme pretending to be from the fire service

to gain access to your home.


Always exercise strict caution and ask for I.D. If in doubt do not let anyone into your home.


DulwichFox

summerrose Wrote:

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> I don't think it's a scam as they knocked on my

> door and had a box of smoke alarms to fit. Also

> gave me information on preventing a fire and also

> had official paperwork to leave with me to prove

> they had been. As it's free if you have no smoke

> alarms I would let them in!


I do have fire alarms it's just the CO one that expired with me.


If I said I didn't I'd be able to tell straight away they were real by

the look of horror and following lecture (and they're right of course)..

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