new scam - car cleaners

[lindylou]

I was visiting a friend in Burbage Road two days ago and we were just about to leave the house when a guy knocked and asked for a bucket of water - apparently he was cleaning someones car across the road, which I don't doubt because he was running a hosepipe from their house to the jag. Anyway, said friend, being kind and neighbourly and maybe too naive, asked me to go to kitchen to get a bucket of water for the poor man. He then asked her if she would like her car cleaned, she said she wouldn't mind, but as she was on her way to a meeting she was waiting for a radio taxi. "Don't worry" said scum bag scammer, "leave your car keys with me and I'll clean the inside and outside for a tenner". "No" says I "Don't leave your car keys.. Anyway, friend leaves in taxi, childrens nanny goes to collect her kids from school, I depart in my car and all is locked up. Well apparently, scumbag scammer hovvered around and told the nanny pon her return that he hadn't been paid the car cleaning, she goes back into house, phones boss on mobile to check story, no reply from bposs so hands over seven quid. In the meantime pregnant (or not) girlfriend turns up, who sounds not unlike girl from previous ED scam friends), swears blind the guy hasn't been paid, asks to use toilet as she is pregnant, thank god nanny refuses. I think I left out that friend on her way to taxi actually DID give scumbag robber seven qyuid on her way out. WATCH OUT FOR CAR CLEANERS