March 2025
FRAUDULENT HIRE ATTEMPTED IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE
A fraudulent hire was attempted at the Peterborough depot of a national hire company, on Tuesday 4th March.
The individual gave their name as Jason Jeffery of Apec Groundworks, with these contact details:
Mobile phone: 07350 465385
Email: Apecgroundworksltd@hotmail.com
He attempted to hire a 0.8 Ton Digger and Track Barrow Dumper for delivery to a farm address near Eye in Suffolk.
The hire company contacted Apec Groundworks Ltd who confirmed they did not request this hire.
The email layout mirrors a previous attempted fraud from January 2025, impersonating Oakfield Construction.
Please be vigilant if approached in this way, and report similar activity to Action Fraud.
