An elderly woman has fallen victim to a bogus water board man

A man called at the home in Hathaway Road, Grays, just after 1pm on Tuesday claiming to be from the water board and saying he had left his ID in a van.

She let him in and he looked in and around the sink and then asked that the victim pull the chain on the toilet.

She later found that £500 had been taken.

Anyone with information should contact Grays police on 01375 391212.

Published Thursday, June 19, 2003

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