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Scammers - URGENT WARNING!

By Elizabeth J. Carr BA(Hons) MBA - Parish Clerk & RFO Manston Parish Council

Saturday, 28 March 2026

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Hi All,

I’m just making you aware of Scammers in the local area.

Please read the email sent to me below, I have also spoken to Trading Standards, and they have included the Thanet villages on their public protection Scam alert.:

"Hi All,

For those I have not spoken too yet…. Please be aware !

Today, a Counsellor informed me that a lady in Birchington has been Scammed. A man knocked on her door and said he could jetwash her front drive and then charged her £500. ( The Counsellor said that her family are dealing with this and do not require my support at this time )

About 2 hours later, I received a text from a lady in another part of Birchington to inform me that a thick set man with a white van knocked on her door and wanted to jetwash her drive. Luckily, she said that she did not have any money and turned him away. ( She thinks she has footage of him on her ring doorbell ) I advised her to contact Steven England “ Police Beat Officer for the area “ and she agreed to do this and show him the footage. I then called the Police Officer myself and left a clear message to him with all of today’s details. I then contacted Trading Standards, and they put an alert to be aware of Scammers in Birchington, Westgate and Thanet itself over the Media. I then contacted both Birchington Parish Council and Westgate Town Council for them to put out an alert on their Facebook pages. I then contacted Gary and Karl to inform them of today’s goings on, and then I informed ( Over the Microphone at Christchurch ) around 75 elderly \ vulverable residents to stop them getting caught out also.

I have checked for myself, and Trading Standards have put the alert out for me.

Kind regards,

Jason Gordon | Community Warden — Canterbury & Thanet Districts | Westgate - On – Sea \ Birchington South | Kent Community Warden Service | Economy & Community Protection | Growth & Communities |Kent County Council |Mobile: 07586112607 | [email protected] |"

Could you please make other people aware of this.

Kind regards,

Gary

Gary Groombridge | Community Warden I Thanet Villages I Canterbury & Thanet Districts | Kent Community Warden Service | Economy & Community Protection | Growth & Communities | Kent County Council

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Elizabeth J. Carr BA(Hons) MBA - Parish Clerk & RFO

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