I was asked to pass this along so others won't be scammed:
By Pauline Repard UNION-TRIBUNE
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 3:50 p.m.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s heavy weekend rains brought out a pair of male and female scam artists who targeted older homeowners by pretending to be roofing inspectors Monday, authorities said Wednesday.
The scammers stole cash from two homes in Del Cerro and the College Area. The San Diego police elder abuse unit is investigating.
The first incident was reported about 12:30 p.m. at a home on 69th Street near Saranac Street in the College Area. A man and woman who said they were roofing inspectors persuaded the homeowner to let them inside. One of the two distracted the owner while the other looked for cash, authorities said.
The same thing happened three hours later at a condominium on Adobe Falls Road east of Waring Road in Del Cerro.
San Diego County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the man and woman, both described as “fast-talking” Latino or Middle Easterners and in their late 30s.
The man was up to 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, of muscular build, with medium-dark skin and collar-length, thick, straight, black hair. He wore a dark shirt and casual brown slacks.
The woman was about 5 feet 5 inches tall, 180 pounds, with brown, shoulder-length hair. She also wore brown slacks, police said.
Police asked anyone with information about the scam artists, or who also has been victimized, to call the elder abuse unit at (619) 446-1070 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
Denise G. Nelesen, LCSW
Communications Manager
Aging & Independence Services
County of San Diego
(858) 505-6474
denise.nelesen@sdcounty.ca.gov
http://www.starfishresources.net
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