mystery cables added to house

[dulwichgal]

some one has added some random cables to my mums house after drilling holes in the outside wall without asking for permission and i was wondering if anyone knew who would do this? has anyone else in dulwich had cables added to the front of their properties?

thanks

[ED - NAGAIUTB]

Is it owned by her or rented? Either way, some pictures would be useful to help identify what they are.

[dulwichgal]

thanks for the tip here are 2 pictures, my parents own the house and they are very confused by what has happened

[Alan Medic]

That's a weird one. I wonder if they got the wrong address?

[Bluerevolution]

They look like Virgin Media cables

[dulwichgal]

they've ruined the wall. I am calling them now, thanks.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Would it be worth a call to the Safer Neighbourhoods team? It could be a genuine mistake by a contractor but, having flicked through the Little Book of Scams that James Barber kindly posted a link to, it seems that a lot of scammers do target older people.

[dulwichgal]

what would the scam be? mmm will do that too thanks

[dulwichgal]

thanks so much everyone virgin media are sending someone out to take the cables away

[Robert Poste's Child]

Glad to hear it was a straightforward mistake. After the police booklet I'm seeing danger on every corner!

[Bluerevolution]

I'll put my M60 machine gun away then

[Robert Poste's Child]

Can I borrow it if you're not using it?

[Salsaboy]

Be careful, it's very heavy.

[James Barber]

The scam would be access to someone's home, distracting them, and then robbing them.

But it does look more like a Virgin Media cock-up.If you don't make any rapid progress with VM please get in touch as I have different avenues I can use.

[JohnL]

They used to turn up at work and install things without permission

usually there is some valid work somewhere - they just seem not to ask :)

[Cyclemonkey]

Dulwichgal we had that problem. Our neighbours had Virgin media installed and the workmen added cables to our flats and strug the cables across the front of our flats without asking. Our Landlord was furious with them.

[Lynne]

I wonder who's waiting for a Virgin installation that never arrived?

[Robert Poste's Child]

Or perhaps they're taking advantage of other installations to fill in gaps in the area and put themselves in a position to market more heavily to potential customers. They may not be standing on the doorstep trying to charge you for work they've done but it would still be a scam in my view. I get marketing through the door from Virgin Media about once a week these days.

[dulwichgal]

Thanks for the kind offer James, I will be sure to let you know what happens

[dulwichgal]

Virgin Media have just left after taking the cables away and filling in the holes. A big thanks to all those who have commented on this thread and offered help!