Scammers in the area?

[PoisonIvy]

A couple of incidents that seem suspect:

Barry Road, Peckham Rye end - yesterday afternoon a guy rang my friend's bell, claiming his wife's waters had just broken, and he needed cash to get a taxi to Essex. Friend heard "waters broken" and went into help mode, told him to wait on the doorstep, then penny dropped so she called the police instead. Meanwhile bloke carries on ringing bell and knocking on door.

Peckham Palms - Thursday morning around 8am, woman in early 30s stops my boyfriend, very distressed and suicidal because she can't buy milk for her kids, saying "I'm not a drug addict, look, no track marks on my arms". Boyfriend believes her, gives her a couple of quid (all he had on him) and offers to walk her to the Hurley practice for some help. Woman tries to convince him to walk to a cashpoint instead.

[rosythebadger]

The Peckham Palms lady sounds like the same person who used to regularly 'work' Peckham Road, I used to see her about twice a week, normally requesting money for milk, sometimes 'lady products', with the added casual mention that she wasn't on drugs but was suicidal. I seem to recall she had a few coins off me the first time and then she started to recognise me so stopped asking. Hadn't seen her for ages (30's black lady, quite pretty when she wasn't too out of it) until we 'met' on rye lane about 3 weeks ago - the usual request for cash for milk, followed by a polite no from me - almost like seeing an old acquaintance - she looked better than she had previously too. Sad times

[PoisonIvy]

That's the one, rosythebadger. Very sad.

[dollydaydream]

This sound like the same woman who did the same thing at Honor Oak up by the station along the row of

shops on the main rd, she asked my husband for money for baby milk etc.(several years ago)

[danielson00]

This happened to me yesterday, bloke claimed he lived downstairs at first, then next door. Had ?20 in his hand and said he needs money to get a taxi to Romford Hospital to see his wife. Got ratty when I said you can probably get there from her via train for that. Eventually said its not your problem and left.

Then about half an hour ago someone rang the bell claiming they wanted to visit a Mr Smith, couldn't provide a first name, just said they were visiting. Eventually went away when threatened with the police.