On Sunday, July 7th, 2013 a white male in his late 40s early 50s went to a residence on Kensington Drive telling the resident that his wife had been in an auto accident on DeRenne Avenue, though he kept changing the intersection on DeRenne. He told the resident that they were going to impound the car but that he had called a wrecker to tow it home for him but the tow truck driver couldn't take his credit card and he needed $64 to pay the tow company. He told the resident that he was a neighbor that lived down the street but didn't give an address. Unfortunately the resident didn't ask for a name or some Id and gave the man $64 cash.
A similar scam was tried in the neighborhood a couple of times last year by a black male, using different made up stories.
If you are approached by anyone trying this scam just decline helping, then call police. Give them a good description and let police know where the person goes after leaving your house.
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