"Fake Doctor" scam

[maestro]

You'd have thought this guy might find it much more productive if he turned to acting as a profession.
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/16589 ... -sydenham/

[syd-gal]

He's already targeted 58 businesses. I suppose if he just asks for relatively small amounts of money, his victims are likely to give.

[maestro]

He's already targeted 58 businesses. I suppose if he just asks for relatively small amounts of money, his victims are likely to give.

58 businesses over two years, even if he always got the £38:50 he asked for (he only got £20 on this occasion) he's hardly coining it in, would hardly even cover his travel costs on an Oyster card assuming that's how he's getting around.