STAY ALERT - ATTEMPTED FRAUDULENT HIRE
On Thursday 12th July, There was a report made by a hirer in Clitheroe, Lancashire of an attempted fraudulent hire. A gentlemen with a south-of-England accent giving his name as Michael, called the hire company stating that he was from one of their known and reliable customers. The mobile number used was 07404 850550.
The man attempted to hire a 1.5 ton excavator and a 1 ton wheeled dumper, to be delivered to an address in Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 area. He even provided a purchase order number similar to what this particular customer would use.
The hire company was suspicious so contacted their customer who confirmed it was nothing to do with them. Following this the hire company contacted Michael to advise him if he wanted the equipment he would need to call from the customers land-line, at which point Michael ended the call.
The company shared this warning with other nearby plant and tool hire companies and discovered that a gentleman giving similar contact details had attempted to hire the same equipment from different places.
We would urge all members in particular in the Yorkshire and Lancashire areas to be vigilant and report any known crimes to their local police force.
