TUES PM: Man arrested over doorstep conman claims

Apr 21 2009 By Andrew Jackson

A MAN has appeared in court charged with trying to fleece people in Marsh, Paddock and Edgerton.

The 33-year-old appeared at Dewsbury Magistrates' Court yesterday to face five charges of fraud by false representation yesterday.

Police put out a second warning about the man last week.

The man was reported to police after claiming to have lost a family member and needing to borrow money to travel back to Manchester.

On other occasions, he claimed he had broken down and needed money for travel. 

The latest reports followed a number of similar reports from the Paddock and Marsh areas during February and March of this year.

On Thursday, February 26 a man is reported to have visited a property on Heaton Road in Paddock claiming to be a new neighbour.

He spoke to a woman at the address for around 15 minutes before asking to borrow some money to pay for the heating engineer.

The woman handed over money believing he was genuine.